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Nutrients for High Cholesterol & Lemon-Rosemary Olive Oil Cake

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Sarah Ballantyne, PhD
Mar 19, 2026
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👉In this week’s Nutrivore Newsletter, we talked about: the benefits of oleic acid (and foods rich in it like olive oil) for supporting healthy cholesterol levels; how to choose a high quality extra virgin olive oil; how the Nutrivore Weekly Serving Matrix is a deceptively simply, analogue checklist to help you get all the nutrients you need while continuing to eat the foods you love; and I’m sharing my Lemon-Rosemary Olive Oil Cake recipe.

Because we talked about how oleic acid can improve serum lipid profiles, I’m sharing my Nutrients for High Cholesterol 1-page summary guide with a more complete list of nutrients linked to lower cholesterol levels. Oleic acid is the main fat in olive oil, so I felt like it was a great opportunity to highlight how amazing olive oil is in baked goods, so I’m including a downloadable version of my Lemon-Rosemary Olive Oil Cake recipe! Tip: Lavender makes an amazing substitution for rosemary, if you happen to have it.

📥Just for paid subscribers, your Companion Downloads this week are:

  • Nutrients for High Cholesterol - This 1-pager PDF guide lists all the nutrients that reduce risk of hypercholesterolemia along with top food sources, to give you a quick-reference for foods to add if high cholesterol is a concern for you.

  • Lemon-Rosemary Olive Oil Cake Recipe - A beautifully-designed PDF version of this week’s recipe that you can save or print out, to build your own personalized Nutrivore Cookbook week by week.

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