Benecol Light Spread

A while ago now my husband had a bit of a health scare and we discovered that his cholesterol was very high and he needed to reduce it. We took various measures to try and have a more healthy diet and lifestyle and one of the things that we did was to start buying some of the Benecol products that state that they are proven to reduce cholesterol. The first thing that you soon realise when looking at these products is that they are so much more expensive than their less healthy equivalents. The Benecol Light spread 500 gram tub costs £3.46 at Sainsburys which is at least four times more expensive than the Sainsbury's Sunflower light spread that we also buy. ...  Read the complete review

I have a dreadful family history of heart disease. Of my first cousins 2 had heart bypasses by the time they were 50, and another has had several heart attacks. Both my grandfathers died young from strokes so it is a worry. I am sure I am not alone in this. However, I am still of the opinion that we should all be enjoying life without becoming obsessed with not eating this or that, because in recent years we have been flooded with health advice which I actually think has made people even more of the opinion that it is time to let go and really enjoy food. My grandmother lived to 102 years old on a diet of butter and cheese and never spent a moment of those ...  Read the complete review