Australian Women’s Weekly NZ

Is your cholestero­l TOO HIGH?

You can actively lower your cholestero­l as part of a healthy diet and lifestyle.

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It may be surprising, but by eating just two Weet-Bix™ Cholestero­l Lowering a day, you can actively lower your cholestero­l by up to 9% within four weeks! New Weet-Bix™ Cholestero­l Lowering is enriched with plant sterols, which, along with a healthy diet low in saturated fat, means you can actually lower your cholestero­l! “While the body makes its own cholestero­l, which is essential for survival, if too much LDL or bad cholestero­l builds up in the walls of your arteries it causes hardening and narrowing of the blood vessels. This may then become a problem for your heart health,” says Peter Clifton, Professor of Nutrition at the University of South Australia. “But HDL or ‘good’ cholestero­l actually works to clear cholestero­l from the blood.” While high levels of LDL (or bad) cholestero­l can affect anyone at any age, it’s more common in middle to older age groups. Women can experience elevated cholestero­l after menopause, when the protective effect of oestrogen is no longer available. Interestin­gly, cholestero­l in food only has a small effect on the level of cholestero­l in your blood. The real culprits are too much bad fat (saturated and trans fat) in foods like processed and fatty meats and pies or pastries. “Diet and lifestyle play a key role in helping manage your health,” says Dr Clifton. “Eating a healthy diet, regular physical activity, maintainin­g a healthy weight and not smoking are all important things you can do to help maintain a healthy heart.” It’s easy to gain the cholestero­llowering health benefits of WeetBix™ Cholestero­l Lowering, all you have to do is eat two a day!

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Weet-Bix TM with fresh watermelon & watermelon sy rup
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Grilled tomatoes & pesto on Weet-Bix TM
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Weet-Bix TM peach & strawberry crumble cups

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