Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) Risk Factor

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It is now evident that an increased serum apo-β concentration is an important coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factor. Even in hypertriglyceridemic models, however, most of the total plasma apo-β is associated with LDL, making apo-β a good surrogate for LDL particle concentration. The larger apo-β carrying particles may be less atherogenic than the smaller LDL particles, suggesting that specific measurement of apo-β might be a better predictor of heart diseases [38].
The protective effect of soy and sesame against elevation of cardiac disease biomarkers may due to their content of linolenic acid .Soy bean is rich in linolenic acid and is similar to sesam in its linolenic acid content. Five fatty acids make up nearly the entire oil portion

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