Lowers Bad Cholesterol Levels
There are some promising proofs that ginger can help lower LDL or bad cholesterol. High levels of bad cholesterol often lead to more severe heart diseases. An unhealthy diet or eating too much trans fats, primarily in sweets and snacks and saturated fats in meat and dairy products, can cause cholesterol levels to shoot up.
Recent discoveries suggest taking at least 5 grams of ginger every day in a span of 3 months to reduce or lower a person’s LDL cholesterol significantly. Ginger extracts’ effect on lowering LDL cholesterol is comparable to other cholesterol-lowering drugs. Studies also show significant reductions in blood triglyceride and total cholesterol levels among participants who took ginger extracts.
However, participants of these studies were given higher and concentrated doses of ginger. As a result, some of them reported a strong bitter taste after taking the ginger extracts.
