The worst drinks for your cholesterol (and what to have instead)

When it comes to cholesterol, we generally know which foods to avoid: the high-fat processed meats, cakes, fried foods, and pastries. But rarely do we think about what we drink. “Drinks work in exactly the same way as food,” confirms Dr Mohssen Chabok, a consultant cardiologist at HCA Healthcare UK’s Harley Street Clinic. “If you drink a large full-fat latte, which is high in saturated fat, it will have a similar effect on your cholesterol levels as eating greasy foods.”

“The cornerstone of cholesterol-lowering advice remains to reduce your saturated fat intake,” says Dell Stanford, a senior dietitian at the British Heart Foundation, “and I think we’re all on the same page with that, given that about half of UK adults have cholesterol levels above the recommended amount, and the majority of UK adults exceed recommended intakes of saturated fat.”..̲S̲e̲e̲ ̲F̲u̲l̲l̲;̲ ̲O̲r̲i̲g̲i̲n̲a̲l̲ ̲P̲o̲s̲t̲.̲