On Thursday, June 19, at 6.30 pm, Sònia Benítez, researcher at IR Sant Pau within the Cardiovascular Biochemistry Group, will give a talk at Biblioteca de la Sagrada Familia entitled ‘The benefits of the Mediterranean diet on cholesterol’.
Our diet and lifestyle can act as protective factors or cardiovascular risk factors, depending on our habits. Do we exercise regularly? Do we eat a healthy diet? The advantage of habits is that they can be changed, and so we can work on them to prevent the development of diseases such as atherosclerosis, a degenerative process affecting the blood vessels characterised, amongst other things, by the build-up of cholesterol and triglycerides.
Dietary fat is transported through the blood by particles called lipoproteins, better known as ‘good’ cholesterol (HDL) and ‘bad’ cholesterol (LDL). However, it is not just the quantity, but also the quality that determines the progression of cardiovascular diseases.
Join us to discover what atherosclerosis is and how to prevent cardiovascular diseases by regulating blood cholesterol levels through the Mediterranean diet and other healthy habits!
Address: C/ de Provença, 480, 08025 Barcelona
Time: 18:30 h – 19:30 h
