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The interplay of genes, diet and heart disease

...rs for heart disease, such as elevated low-density lipoprotein levels in the blood," says Lai, "and that APOA5 has an important role in lipoprotein metabolism. We wanted to determine if certain dietary factors change the role of APOA5 in metabolizi...

No Clear Evidence for Ultra-Low Cholesterol Targets?

...vels of the type of cholesterol called low-density lipoprotein for some high-risk people — even if it means they had to take multiple medications to get there. Not so fast, says a team of researchers from the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System and the University of Michigan Health System in a new paper in the Octob...

High Levels of Lipoprotein(a) in Women is Associated With Cardiovascular Risk

...particularly those with high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol//, have an increased risk for cardiova...e of JAMA. Lipoprotein(a) is a specific class of lipoprotein particles found in human plasma, and differs from low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), accor...

High lipoprotein Levels in women Linked to Cardiovascular Risk

...o clear up the doubts surrounding the relevance of lipoprotein by using a new assay, validated and supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. The study evaluated 27,791 initially healthy participants in the Women's Health Study. The women enrolled in WHS were at least 45 years old between 1991 a...

Virgin Olive Oil – Good for Hear

...rgin olive oil increases the level of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ("good cholesterol") the most. An incr...idation, which may cause damage to the low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ("bad cholesterol") and increase risk of clots in blood vessels leading to heart disease...

Lipitor Reduces Risk of Major Cardiovascular Events

...rs. They explained that high levels of low-density lipoprotein are a risk factor for heart and circulatory diseas...sity, and large waistline, high blood pressure and lipoprotein imbalances. He further stressed that these days the condition is “at epidemic proportions throughout...

Burger Eaters Watch Out

...t after six hours, the ability of the high density lipoprotein (HDL) or good cholesterol to control inflammation inside arteries was also reduced. However, the anti-inflammatory abilities of HDL seemed to increase with polyunsaturated meal. Stephen J. Nicholls, Cardiologist at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio said, "Th...

Recurrent Stroke Risk is Minimized by Statin

...ctive effect by lowering the levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol -- popularly known as "bad" cholesterol -- in patients' blood. High levels of LDL cholesterol in the blood are known to increase the risk of coronary heart disease, a risk factor for stroke as well as heart attack. Patients who re...

Medication Plus Behavior Changes Help Obese Adolescents Lose Weight

...of triglycerides and higher levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, which are related to heart disease, and lower levels of insulin, a risk factor for diabetes. The only significant side effect was tachycardia, or rapid heart beat. Although sibutramine, sold under the brand name Meridia, is currently u...

Britain Gets Wonder Drug That Busts Fats

...ride blood fats readings. In addition high-density lipoprotein fats or the good cholesterol showed an increase of 8 to 9 per cent although only half of this could be attributed to weight loss. Trial data has also suggested that the drug can help people to give up smoking by overcoming their cravings. However, ...

Soyfoods Are Ideal For The Heart

... from meat and dairy foods in lowering low-density lipoprotein (LDL, or 'bad' cholesterol), especially in people with hypercholesterolemia, who are at high risk for coronary vascular disease (CVD). In a statement released by AHA earlier this year, studies comparing soy proteins to animal sources found that soy p...

Vegetarian Diet Prevents the Development of Atherosclerosis

...e blood flow. The mice have elevated low-density lipoprotein ( LDL), or ‘bad’ cholesterol, which is also a risk factor for atherosclerosis in humans. Half of the mice in the study were fed a vegetable-free diet and half got 30 percent of their calories from a mixture of freeze-dried broccoli, green beans, corn...

Reaping the Benefits of Tomato

... Lycopene prevents the oxidation of low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol as well as reduces the risk of developing atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease. Cardiovascular disease has been identified as one of the biggest killers in the United Kingdom responsible for one in three deaths in the countr...

Simple Lab Tests Could Predict Risk Of Fatal Kidney Disease

...moking, blood pressure, low levels of high-density lipoprotein ("good") cholesterol, and blood sugar (glucose) level were also used to predict the risk. "Both tests are very easy to perform, and are commonly done in clinical practice," said Dr. Ishani. "Future studies can determine whether intervening on these f...

Heart Disease Risk Halved By Minimal Cholesterol Reduction

...said that even a 15% cut in the body’s low density lipoprotein cholesterol that is amply found in the dairy products, meat and hydrogenated oils, could reduce a person’s risk of heart disease by nearly 50%. The study on this subject was led by Helen Hobbs of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center ...

Heart Disease Can Be Avoided By Tackling The Cholesterol Early

...lts suggest that a modest reduction in low-density lipoprotein (LDL), a molecule that transports cholesterol in the blood over a lifetime, could slash one's risk of heart disease, the number-one killer in the US and many other Western countries. LDL is strongly associated with heart disease. Doctors already kn...

Atkins Diet Could Elevate Bad Cholesterol Levels, Warn Researchers

...a significant impact on the control of low density lipoprotein (LDL) levels. Low GI foods refer to foods that are slowly digested and absorbed by the body. The researchers examined nearly 129 men and women, between the age of 18 to 35 years. The study participants were divided into four groups and were assigne...

Plants have ability to significantly lower LDL cholesterol through sterol pills

...ed to a nearly 10 percent reduction in low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. The findings appear in the American Journal of Cardiology. Plant sterols are similar to cholesterol in structure and can reduce the absorption of cholesterol in the gut by competing with cholesterol to get absorbed and transport...

Fat fighters’: Whole-grain foods’: under the microscoe

...e naturally rich in triglycerides, so you want the lipoprotein lipase-your triglyceride-removing mechanism-to be ...f the apoCIII protein on your VLDLs slows down the lipoprotein lipase, triglycerides may spend more time in your VLDLs instead of where they belong-in your muscles...

Sterol Containing Pills, Good For The Heart

...od cholesterol. A 10% reduction in the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or the bad cholesterol was documented following consumption of plant sterols. The results of this study can be seen in the American Journal of Cardiology. Plant sterols were combined with a compound called lecithin to make it water-soluble. T...

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