Good Health is Your Greatest Wealth……Virgil
The third guidelines from the of the National Cholesterol Education Program's (NCEP) Adult Treatment Panel (ATP III) have always placed an emphasis on therapeutic lifestyle changes (TLC) as an essential component in the management of cardiovascular …
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The cholesterol levels of U.S. adults have been dropping since the late 1980’s, a new study suggests – and not just because of the increased popularity of lipid-lowering drugs. Researchers said that cholesterol, which is closely tied to heart disease risk, may be looking better because of improvements in diet, including the substitution of vegetable oils for less-healthy trans fats. They found average total cholesterol dropped from 206 milligrams per deciliter in 1988-1994 to 196 in 2007-2010, with a similar decrease in “bad” LDL cholesterol. …
MONDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) — Researchers report that injections of a novel “monoclonal antibody” lowered LDL cholesterol levels in patients with high cholesterol by as much as 72 percent.
The drug works by attacking a destructive enzyme in the liver, keeping LDL cholesterol from spilling into the bloodstream, according to the report published in the March 22 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. "It was entirely safe, …
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Reuters – While “bad” LDL cholesterol is infamous for its link to heart disease, some lesser known measures of blood fat may be more important in stroke risk, a new study suggests.
This weight–loss supplement, made from extracts of the seeds of the fleshy West African fruit Irvingia gabonensis (also known as African mango), is being praised for its ability to help reduce body fat, weight, and even cholesterol and leptin levels in … and waist circumference, as well as a slew of numbers that indicate better heart health, including plasma total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, blood glucose, C-reactive protein, adiponectin, and leptin levels—all without changing their diet or …
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HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — High levels of LDL (the so-called “bad”
cholesterol) or triglycerides puts you at higher risk of heart attack and
stroke.
AP – For heart health, you’re supposed to know your numbers: Total cholesterol, the bad LDL kind and the good HDL kind. But your next checkup might add a new number to the mix.
One way regular exercise lowers cholesterol is by helping us lose weight. “Overweight and obese people tend to have higher levels of “bad” LDL cholesterol, the kind that's been linked to cardiovascular disease,” Bleeker notes. “Once the extra weight is …
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Elisa Zied, MS, RD, author of Nutrition at Your Fingertips, shared: “Eating a diet rich in legumes can help promote weight loss and has been shown to lower LDL [low-density "bad" cholesterol] and raise HDL [high-density "good" cholesterol]. …
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| What I found, and to the surprise of many, was that the “bad” food did not lead to enormous weight gain. In fact, I lost nearly 30 pounds, and some of my health indicators, like LDL cholesterol, improved by 10-30 percent. Not changes you would expect … See all stories on this topic » |
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