Lipoprotein

GGT is primarily carried with lipoproteins and albumin in serum. The levels of GGT is determined by various factors such as alcohol intake, body fat content, plasma lipid/ lipoproteins and glucose levels, and also various medications (Whitfield, 2001, p.263-3553). As noted by Das, Nayak, and Vasudevan(2003, p.111-118) there are other biochemical markers that is also associated with alcohol such as Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) activity, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C)…

1. INTRODUCTION The French paradox describes the lowered incidences of coronary heart diseases (CHD) in French people with respect to their diet which consists of high amounts of saturated fats. It is one of the many paradoxes with examples such as the Israeli paradox, which shows that although having a diet low in saturated fats, the Israeli Jews have increased incidences of CHD . This paradoxical event caused elevated interest in the causative factor that can seemingly lower the incidences of…

INTRODUCTION Fatty acid is a carboxylic acid with a long aliphatic chain, which is either saturated or unsaturated. Most of the naturally occurring fatty acids contain unbranched chain of an even number of carbon atoms, from 4 to 28. We usually derived fatty acids from triglycerides or phospholipids. Fatty acids are very important sources of fuel because, when they metabolized, they yield large amount of ATP .Fatty acids are regulated by certain transcription factors which control the action of…

rich in PUFA and MUFA because such a substitution does not bring about any beneficial change in the ratio of ‘good’ HDL to ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol. It is as effective as oleic acid, widely recognized to be a heart-healthy fatty acid, in maintaining lipoprotein levels and improving cardiovascular…

Cardiovascular Disease: The Forms, The Risks, and The Prevention The heart is an amazing and essential organ to the human body. It pumps blood in and out, through a complex system consisting of arteries, venioles, and veins. This system is known as the cardiovascular system. The heart delivers blood to the organs and tissues in the body. Without a heart, basic biology tells us, we die. The heart we are born with is the heart that we must take care of, if we want to live a long life. One…

thickening in the arterial wall called an Atheroma (or "fibro-fatty plaque"). Atheroma narrows the lumen of arteries and weakens the vessel wall. Atherosclerosis begins in childhood and slowly progresses throughout life. Typically, it produces symptomatic clinical disease during the fifth and sixth decades of life. The atheromatous plaque is a raised lesion within the intima of arteries composed of a core of cholesterol, necrotic cellular debris and inflammatory cells. This is covered by a…

Cardiovascular diseases considered as number one killer in United States. 42.7 percent out of two million people who have heart diseases die each year. Coronary arteries’ function is to supply the heart with oxygen-rich blood. When less blood and oxygen flow to the heart, it means the coronary artries narrow. This type of situation is called coronary artery disease, or atherosclerosis means the hardening of the arteries in which fatty deposits build up inside the coronary arteries. Heart attack,…

though their diet was found to be high in saturated fats. This led to the hypothesis that the low incidences of CHD is due in part to their moderate consumption or intake of red wine. CHD can begin developing due to factors such as lipoproteins, low-density lipoproteins (LDL) in particular. High amounts of circulating LDLs can cause deposition in the tunica intima of the artery, causing it to be oxidised, and thus becoming oxidised-LDL (oxLDL) due to interaction with free radicals or Reactive…

Pomegranate fruit Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is considered one of the oldest known edible fruit that is mentioned in the Koran, the Bible, the Jewish Torah, and the Babylonian Talmud as “Food of Gods” that is symbolic of plentyness, fertility and prosperity.(45) They are widely cultivated in Iran, India, and the Mediterranean countries such as Turkey, Egypt, Tunisia, Spain, and Morocco.(46,47,48) The pomegranate fruit is berry-like with a leathery rind enclosing many seeds surrounded by…

What is the act that people from all around the globe share? They share the act of eating, most importantly eating meat in all its forms whether it be beef, pork, poultry, seafood, and more less common ones depending on the geographic area. This may give some people heart attacks or cause even a few to faint from the shock, but there are people gracing this earth who don’t enjoy or have interest in the act of eating meat at all. Their mouths don’t start salivating when they see a barbeque rib;…