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For less cholesterol…

Eat lots of vegetables and fruit.

Olive oil is very good for you. Eating olive oil actually lowers your level of blood cholesterol.

Fish oils are also good for your heart.

Exercise helps to lower the level of cholesterol in your blood.

For more cholesterol…

Most kinds of red meat contain a lot of saturated fat.

Butter, milk and cheese contain saturated fat, too.

So does chocolate.

The yolks of eggs are high in cholesterol.

Most vegetable oils are OK, but some may be high in saturated fat.

Shellfish are high in cholesterol.

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Speaking

Complete the following sentences:

  1. Cholesterol is ….

  2. To reduce the level of cholesterol in blood you should ….

  3. To increase the level of cholesterol you should / shouldn’t ….

Exercise 1

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