Lower Your Cholesterol With THESE Foods | Dr. David Jenkins | The Proof Podcast EP 216

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Cholesterol levels are concerningly high among populations consuming a standard Western diet - as I write in my book The Proof is in the Plants LDL cholesterol levels in both Australia and America are about twice as high as the optimal level where people have healthy arteries. We know that cholesterol is an essential component of the human body — but why is it best to avoid it rising above optimal levels? And what dietary changes can we make to promote optimal cholesterol levels? Dr David Jenkins answers this question and much more in today’s episode.

Dr David Jenkins is a professor at the University of Toronto, a staff physician in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, the Director of the Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor Modification Center, and a scientist in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute. His focus is the use of diet in the prevention of hyperlipidemia and diabetes, and he has published over 300 publications on this and adjacent topics. As an exceptionally accomplished professor, physician, and researcher, Dr Jenkins is very well positioned to give informed insight to the topic of cholesterol.

In this episode, we dig into cholesterol and the health implications of being exposed to high levels. We discuss the Portfolio Diet and the key findings Dr Jenkins has produced through his varies studies looking at this dietary pattern. Dr Jenkins also shares his specific recommendations on how and what to eat for optimal cholesterol levels, as well as how medication compares to a lifestyle approach.

Specifically, we cover:

0:00 Intro
2:35 Researching Cholesterol & Diet
15:00 What this means for you
17:23 Weight Loss Factor
20:14 The Portfolio Diet Explained
30:37 Nuts & Seeds
39:45 Weight
44:45 Raising HDL
50:51 Plant Sterols
58:52 Should We Eat Fish?
1:07:49 Statins
1:11:22 Outro

Dr Jenkins offers a lifetime of experience and expertise in today’s episode. I hope you found this conversation clarifying and informative.

Connect with Dr. Jenkins:
• Discover his publications on his University of Toronto profile: https://nutrisci.med.utoronto.ca/facu...
• His daughter’s book, The Portfolio Diet for Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction: https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-port...
• Dietary Portfolio PDF that Simon mentions https://ccs.ca/app/uploads/2020/11/Po...

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Simon

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