Constant breakthroughs concerning the treatment of high cholesterol. Understanding the differences between LDL and HDL and how diet can effect your normal cholesterol level and why reducing cholesterol or by having lower cholesterol levels often leads to a healthier life.
"A team of scientists at National Dairy Research Institure (NDRI), here claimed to have succeeded in developing a process to prepare low-cholesterol ghee with 90 per cent dietary cholesterol removed. "
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"The University of Colorado Hospital is using a filtering device to rid the body of bad cholesterol in people with extremely high levels. "
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"High blood levels of iron coupled with high levels of very low density (VLDL) lipoprotein cholesterol appear to interact to increase the risk of cancer"
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"Small changes in diet to lower "bad" cholesterol may not work in patients who have high levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), a biomarker in the blood that is strongly associated with heart disease. "
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"Diet changes can lower your cholesterol, or can they? Apparently, not for some people. "
posted by Healthy Wealthy & Wise @ 8:36 PM
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"As cholesterol builds up on artery walls, blood vessels shrink and blood pressure goes up. Now, there's a new test to help predict dangerous ruptures in those clogged arteries -- ruptures that can lead to heart attack or stroke."
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"Looking to lower your "bad" LDL cholesterol? Plant chemicals called sterols might help, say Canadian researchers in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition."
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"In a new study, children conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF) tended to be taller and have better cholesterol than their peers who were conceived naturally."
posted by Healthy Wealthy & Wise @ 8:29 AM
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"Doctors are investigating a cholesterol paradox -- the substance that has been blamed for heart attacks and strokes appears to be good for patients suffering from heart failure. "
posted by Healthy Wealthy & Wise @ 8:26 AM
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"Few would dispute that lowering cholesterol prevents heart attacks and strokes, but studies in the last several years have pointed to a troubling paradox: For patients with heart failure, higher cholesterol appears to improve survival."
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"A drug that could simplify pill-taking for many Americans with the most common form of diabetes has shown promise in clinical trials, researchers report. "
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"Switching to green tea as an alternative to your usual coffee rendezvous may be the smartest move in your attempt to try something new and refreshing. Its health benefits, going to as far as preventing cancer, would really make you sip your second cup. "
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"Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Thursday that one of its cholesterol-lowering treatments cut total levels of the fat-like substance by up to 40 percent in an early stage clinical trial."
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" A team of investigators from the Uppsala Branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR) and Harvard Medical School has uncovered novel targets for the development of drugs that would potentially complement, or replace, statins in treating heart disease. "
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" A team of investigators from the Uppsala Branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR) and Harvard Medical School has uncovered novel targets for the development of drugs that would potentially complement, or replace, statins in treating heart disease. "
posted by Healthy Wealthy & Wise @ 9:05 PM
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" Soy meal replacements may not produce more weight loss than a milk-based meal replacement but they do have advantages for overall health, suggests a US study, confirming prior results in animals. "
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" Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) significantly lowered triglycerides and decreased harmful small, dense LDL "bad" cholesterol particles in men and women with below average HDL "good" cholesterol levels, according to study results published this month in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition."
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"DIET MAKES A DIFFERENCE: Eating a low-fat diet packed with vegetables, fruit, beans and whole grains reduces levels of "bad" cholesterol twice as much as eating a low-fat diet that is heavy on processed foods, a small study has found. "
posted by Healthy Wealthy & Wise @ 8:35 PM
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"The Federal Trade Commission settled charges against PepsiCo Inc.'s Tropicana unit Thursday over claims that drinking its orange juice could drastically lower blood pressure and bad cholesterol levels. "
posted by Healthy Wealthy & Wise @ 5:11 PM
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" The flavonoids in almond skins may be responsible for the nuts' positive effect on cholesterol levels, shows new research that tested their antioxidant capacity on animals. "
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