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 lipoprotein that contains a large amount of fat and a small amount of protein is called a low-density lipoprotein, or LDL. Large amounts of LDL are a major risk factor for a heart attack or a brain attack -- which is a stroke."
posted by Healthy Wealthy & Wise @ 10:48 AM
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"For years biomedical researchers have known that high density lipoproteins, commonly called HDLs or "good cholesterol," are responsible for protecting humans from certain parasites, but couldn't explain how. Now MBL scientists have discovered that human HDLs work this bug-repelling magic by serving as a platform for the assembly and delivery of two naturally occurring proteins that combine to create a super-toxic antimicrobial."
posted by Healthy Wealthy & Wise @ 10:45 AM
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"A new study published in the recent issue of the Journal of Lipid Research has found that a pregnant woman’s ability to metabolize fats is determined not only by her genes, but by her baby’s genes as well. "
posted by Healthy Wealthy & Wise @ 10:43 AM
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"High Blood Cholesterol[/b] is a risk factor for coronary artery disease, the number one killer in the U.S.A.. Even if your blood cholesterol is close to the desirable range, you can lower it and decrease your risk of heart disease."
posted by Healthy Wealthy & Wise @ 10:35 AM
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"WHEN it comes to preventing heart disease, it’s not just about reducing cholesterol. We’ve known for some time that there is “good” and “bad” cholesterol – that is, high density (HDL) and low density (LDL) lipoproteins respectively. So, for a while, it was all about lowering bad cholesterol (LDL), which is associated with arterial plaque formation at elevated levels."
posted by Healthy Wealthy & Wise @ 8:53 PM
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"Trick-or-treaters who will be going door to door in search of sweets will be happy to know that recent studies show possible benefits from chocolate."
posted by Healthy Wealthy & Wise @ 8:45 PM
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"As studies show the impact blood cholesterol has on rates of heart attack and stroke, experts keep lowering the blood cholesterol levels people should strive for to stay healthy."
posted by Healthy Wealthy & Wise @ 2:59 PM
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"In 1988, Werner Adam was living in suburban New Jersey and running a company that sold machine tools when he began to experience heart trouble. He underwent bypass surgery and was warned to reduce his cholesterol or else."
posted by Healthy Wealthy & Wise @ 2:55 PM
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"If Americans weigh more than they used to, do less exercise than they used to, eat more junk food than they used to, why are their levels of LDL cholesterol dropping?"
posted by Healthy Wealthy & Wise @ 2:52 PM
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"Keeping those cholesterol levels low can never hurt, but researchers are now saying that avoiding this risk factor isn't a surefire way of dodging the heart-disease bullet."
posted by Healthy Wealthy & Wise @ 2:48 PM
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"The good news is Americans appear to have gotten the message that high levels of destructive cholesterol left to accumulate in their blood vessels can kill them."
posted by Healthy Wealthy & Wise @ 2:45 PM
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"The total cholesterol level among older adults has declined significantly, while there has been little change among younger adults, according to a study in the October 12 issue of JAMA."
posted by Healthy Wealthy & Wise @ 7:28 PM
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"People taking cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins may also be protecting themselves from fractured and broken bones, results of a large, new study suggest."
posted by Healthy Wealthy & Wise @ 2:03 PM
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