Study Demonstrates Martek's Algal DHA Oil Improves Blood Triglyceride Lipid Levels
COLUMBIA, Md., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Martek's life'sDHA(TM) from microalgae is effective in reducing the level of triglycerides in male hypertriglyceridemic patients, according to a study published in the current issue of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. In this study DH...High Nonfasting Triglyceride Levels Linked With Cardiovascular Risks
According to studies JAMA,results from two studies indicate that elevated nonfasting triglyceride levels are associated with cardiovascular events such as a heart attack , with one study finding that triglyceride levels measured after fasting does not show this association. Triglyceride lev...FDA Approves LIVALO(R) for Primary Hypercholesterolemia and Combined Dyslipidemia
...lood, or a disorder of the production or breakdown process of lipoprotein. Dyslipidemia may be marked by an elevation of total cholesterol, LDL-C, and triglyceride (TG) concentrations and a decrease in HDL-C in the blood. An elevated level of cholesterol in the blood is called hypercholesterolemia, commonly refer...Study finds citrus-derived flavonoid prevents obesity
...e the symptoms of metabolic syndrome. A second group was fed the exact same diet and treated with naringenin. Naringenin corrected the elevations in triglyceride and cholesterol, prevented the development of insulin resistance and completely normalized glucose metabolism. The researchers found it worked by gene...Metabolic Syndrome May Make Breast Cancer More Likely
...The study also found that high diastolic blood pressure (bottom number) alone was associated with more than a twofold increased risk, whereas elevated triglyceride and glucose levels were each associated with about 1.7 times increased risk. The findings appear in the July issue of the journal Cancer Epidemiol...Polycystic ovarian syndrome: New light on its causes and its effect on brothers
...d six had a normal glucose tolerance test. All nine affected brothers had a body mass index (BMI) between 19-31 kg/m2 and had elevated cholesterol and triglyceride levels. The six unaffected brothers had a BMI between 23-29, and none had high levels of cholesterol or triglycerides. In the second group, no insulin...High Blood Fats Tied to Diabetic Nerve Loss
...RSDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) -- Diabetes patients with elevated levels of triglyceride fats are at increased risk of developing a serious complication called neur...y beneficial to patients in terms of their neuropathy," Feldman said. Blood triglyceride levels can be reduced using the same measures used to lower cholesterol lev...New Analysis Shows Troubling Trend in Triglyceride Levels May Be Linked to Rising Rates of Obesity
While LDL control has improved, there is an urgent need for more comprehensive lipid control to protect against heart disease NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- A new 30-year analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database conducted by the National Lipid A...FDA Advisory Committee Votes in Favor of Zyprexa for Two Adolescent Indications
...cluding baseline and follow-up lipid evaluations in patients using Zyprexa, is advised. Clinically significant, and sometimes very high, elevations in triglyceride levels and modest mean elevations in total cholesterol have been observed with Zyprexa use. Potential consequences of weight gain should be cons...Isis and Collaborators Present New Research at the ATVB Annual Conference
...-HSD1 significantly decreases hepatic lipogenesis, triglyceride content and triglyceride secretion" Isis collaborator, G. Li from Columbia...ivo knock down of apolipoprotein F decreases liver triglyceride levels" S. Khetarpal from University of Pennsylva...Pistachios Offer Protective Benefits Against Heart Disease, Type II Diabetes and Obesity
...f fat present in the bloodstream that is linked to diet and lifestyle factors) compared to pretzel eaters. Subjects who ate pistachios had an average triglyceride level of 90 mg/dl versus 132 mg/dl for the pretzel eaters. Triglycerides of 150 mg/dl or higher are associated with an increased risk for heart diseas...Genetic variant increases triglyceride levels in Asian-Americans
A genetic variant found almost exclusively in individuals of Asian descent increases the risk of elevated triglycerides over four-fold, reports a comprehensive study in the August Journal of Lipid Research . In fact, all 11 subjects who carried both copies of this rare variant for apolipoprotein ...New approach discovered to lowering triglycerides
...he lab animals, supplements of lipoic acid lowered triglyceride levels up to 60 percent. If the effect were the sa...sics , a professional journal. "The extent of triglyceride reduction was really dramatic, we didn't expect it...that supplements of lipoic acid appeared to affect triglyceride levels through two pathways. After eating, lipoic ...Gladstone scientists reveal key enzyme in fat absorption
... found in the intestines and plays an important part in the uptake of dietary fat by catalyzing a critical step in making triglyceride, a kind of fat. triglyceride accounts for nearly one-third of the fat eaten by people in developed countries. Researchers in the laboratory of Robert V. Farese, Jr. MD, found t...Athletes not spared from health risks of metabolic syndrome
... a 40-inch waist and a blood pressure reading higher than 130 over 85 he ideally should undergo a blood test to see if high cholesterol, glucose and triglyceride levels, too, indicate that he might benefit from nutrition counseling and other health guidance to prevent chronic disease down the road, Buell said. ...New gene variants present opportunities in nutrigenomics
... Tufts University School of Medicine "It suggests people can have multiple variant genes contributing to dyslipidemia, a combination of spiked LDL and triglyceride levels and extremely low HDL-cholesterol signaling cardiovascular disease risk. "It is possible there are even more variant genes contributing to d...Key to 'curing' obesity may lie in worms that destroy their own fat: McGill researchers
... as soon as they shift into dauer they use them up within a few days. This is because they lack an enzyme that blocks the activity of a very important triglyceride lipase. Without this regulation the lipase burns up all the fat it encounters and destroys the worm's energy reserves." This discovery was a near-a...The genetic heart of the lipids
...tatins, commonly used for treating high values of 'bad cholesterol', LDL. The region around NCAN gene has previously been associated with both LDL and triglyceride levels, associated with coronary heart disease. The results are part of an emerging portrait of genes determining lipid levels: a major aim is to p...Friend or foe? How the body's clot-busting system speeds up atherosclerosis
... recently published research, Dichek and his team bred transgenic mice that were deficient in Apolipoprotein E (and therefore had high cholesterol and triglyceride readings) and whose macrophagesthe blood cells that engulf and digest germs and other cellular debrisoverproduced urokinase. They also bred mice that ...Cortisol and fatty liver: Researchers find cause of severe metabolic disorders
...nflammatory diseases such as asthma also cause the triglyceride level in the liver to rise to dangerous levels. Dr...us blocking the hormone's effect. As a result, the triglyceride level in the livers of the experimental animals dr...tisol, their HES1 levels in the liver drops, while triglyceride levels rise. Further experiments have shown that t...VIA Pharmaceuticals' DGAT1 Inhibitors Featured in American Diabetes Association Poster Presentation
... DGAT1 (diacylglycerol acyl transferase-1) is an enzyme that catalyzes triglyceride synthesis and fat storage. Triglycerides are the principal component of fat...gy in the body. Overweight and obese individuals have significantly greater triglyceride levels, making them more prone to diabetes and its associated metabolic com...VAP Cholesterol Test Helps In Search For New Heart Disease Drugs
...sociation study (GWAS) of fasting and postprandial triglyceride levels was performed as part of the Heredity and P...University of Maryland School of Medicine and the triglyceride study's lead investigator, said participants who w...ipants to find variations that are associated with triglyceride levels in the blood. HAPI study participant...Traditional Risk Factors Often Miss Heart Disease Warning Signs
...sease that was missed using traditional cholesterol testing methods was low HDL(2). The second most overlooked emerging risk factor was high levels of triglyceride rich remnant lipoproteins such as IDL (intermediate density lipoproteins) and very low density lipoproteins (VLDL(3)). Low HDL(2) was present in 72 p...New label-free method tracks molecules and drugs in live cells
...dy. Despite a growing body of evidence suggesting that omega-3 fatty acids provide many health benefits such as dampening inflammation, lowering blood triglyceride levels, and killing cancer cells, almost nothing is known about how fats like omega-3 are actually processed by our bodies. "Our diets have changed...VAP(R) Cholesterol Test Helps Researchers Identify Treatment Effects of Combination Therapy
...l combination to achieve target lipid levels. "Mixed hyperlipidemia is characterized by an excess of small, dense LDL associated with an increase of triglyceride and a decrease of HDL-cholesterol levels," said Farnier, lead author of the study. "The patients with mixed dyslipidemia frequently require a combinat...Atherotech to Exhibit VAP(R) Cholesterol Test at American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2008
...he VAP Cholesterol Test has been shown to identify significantly more patients with lipid abnormalities than the standard lipid panel (cholesterol and triglyceride test). Risks of both heart disease and diabetes can be reduced with the right preventive treatments, which is why more accurate diagnosis is critical....VAP(R) Cholesterol Test From Atherotech Covers an Additional 9 Million of Florida Insured
...iabetes. The test has been shown to identify over twice the number of patients with lipid abnormalities than the standard lipid panel (cholesterol and triglyceride test). Risks of both heart disease and diabetes can be reduced with the right preventive treatments, which is why more accurate diagnosis is critical....VAP(R) Cholesterol Test Bolsters Biophysical(R) Health Assessment
...y measures LDL and has been shown to identify a far greater number of patients with lipid abnormalities than the standard lipid panel (cholesterol and triglyceride test). The test also reports 15 separate components versus four in the standard cholesterol test. Consumers, corporations, physicians and wellness c...