The hypocholesterolemic adjective is reserved for any dietary, behavioral, pharmacological or other treatment capable of reducing plasma cholesterol levels. There are really many supplements and foods that promise results in this regard, but their effectiveness is limited upstream by the fact that cholesterol values depend for about 80% on internal body synthesis and only 20% on food intake; if this is reduced upstream, the positive effect of the various cholesterol lowering supplements that act by reducing the intestinal absorption of the lipid (fiber supplements, plant sterols, etc.) is therefore limited. To learn more, we recommend the following articles, which contain further links to in-depth pages:
Finally, let us remember what was already known in Hippocrates:
" It is not possible to stay healthy based only on the type of diet, but this must be accompanied by physical exercises " (mid-4th century BC)
