An integrative nutrition approach to high cholesterol

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Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and, while its development is multifactorial, suboptimal lipid levels can certainly predispose individuals to the disease. However, the standard oversimplified approach of prescribing cholesterol-lowering drugs and recommending the avoidance of cholesterol-containing foods neglects to take into consideration individual risk factors and the vital importance of cholesterol in the body. Cholesterol is found in every cell…