Corn Germ Oil Is a Strong Opponent of Cholesterol

Cholesterol is an essential component of the human cell membrane . However , excessive intake of dietary cholesterol , can lead to atherosclerosis , thrombosis , etc. , and furtherly   causes coronary atherosclerosis ( coronary heart disease ) and other cardiovascular diseases. But corn germ oil can help us to solve this problem.

There are 12 million people worldwide each year who die from cardiovascular disease, which account for 1 /4 of the world's population who died . Cardiovascular disease , and thus become a human death , " the number one killer ." In China, the annual patient deaths are due to cardiovascular disease , accounting for 41 percent of the urban population constitutes death . Moreover, there are more and more younger of cardiovascular disease trends . The World Health Organization predicts that by 2030 , the Chinese people 35 to 64 years , the proportion of the number of deaths due to heart disease , and will reach 22%.

Research shows that one kind of known as the "key of life " material - plant sterols can help us cleverly solved the problem of high plasma cholesterol levels . Research shows that nearly 60 years , phytosterols competitive hinder intestinal absorption of bile with alcohol , cholesterol discharged in vitro , which can play a role in the prevention of cardiovascular disease. Cholesterol-lowering effect of plant sterols , have their uniqueness. Only when the amount of cholesterol in the body is higher than the daily intake of 400 to 450 mg of phytosterols will " show" that hinder the cholesterol absorption. This means that if the intake of cholesterol in the human body itself is not very high , phytosterol does not affect cholesterol absorption.

In addition , the body's cholesterol becomes good or bad. Plant sterols can significantly lower blood content and LDL cholesterol ( bad cholesterol ) levels , while high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ( good cholesterol ) and triglyceride levels have no impact .
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