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Not beetroot or berries – this surprising fruit could help lower heart disease risk, new study says
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New research has shown that eating one avocado a day is associated with a reduced risk of heart disease in people with obesity.
They found that levels of LDL particles in the one-avocado-per-day group decreased by 49 nanomoles per litre, which equates to an approximate 4% reduction in heart disease risk.
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"Person A carries their cholesterol in fewer, larger LDL particles, and Person B carries their cholesterol in more, smaller LDL particles.
Person B's heart disease risk would be higher because their overall particle count is higher even though a test of their LDL cholesterol would look identical."