Cholesterol

Eating the right foods for your heart will lower your risk of heart disease, decrease your blood pressure and improve your cholesterol levels. Unfortunately, over 600,000 people die each year in the United States from heart disease. Eating right is a simple and effective way to keep your heart healthy. Try incorporating these heart healthy foods into your diet and lower your risk of heart disease. Salmon Salmon have a high amount of omega-3 fatty acids, which have been shown to lower the risk…

heart can cause angina or a heart attack. The main symptoms that could exist are chest discomfort, shortness of breath, nausea, and vomiting. It mentions that age, uncontrolled hypertention, high blood pressure, lack of exerices, and high blood cholesterol are the main risk factors. It gives a clear overview of coronory heart disease and how to control…

ITS SCOPE Introduction Hyperlipidemia is not new to Filipinos. Hyperlipidemia is the abnormal elevation of any lipids like cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood (Saunders, 2007). According to the 2008 National Nutrition Survey (NSS) conducted by Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST) the total cholesterol level among Filipino adults increases to 10.2 (mg/dL) from the 2003 survey result 8.5 (mg/dL). Hyperlipidemia is mostly caused…

and whole milk, a meal recently consumed. When comparing my daily needs information chart, to the numeric data found from the one meal chosen, this means that there are extremely high results that exceed the amount of Total fats, Saturated fats, Cholesterol, and Sodium needed per day, while my fiber intake could result being less than or equal to the amount of daily fiber needed. If I were to follow a fast food diet, over time these results will soon start to develop some concerns that…

as the smoker, non-smoker, and past smoker with and without the effects of diet. To understand how much these factors effect cholesterol level every group and factor must be analyzed. From this the relative risk factor of smoking as well as the added effects of diet can be…

that causes low-density lipoprotein to increase. Lipoprotein – abbreviated LDL – is known as the bad cholesterol that increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. Taken from its roots, it means that it is a genetically active disorder that leads to the elevated levels of cholesterol in the human body. This disorder affects about 1 in 500 people and cause a sudden and fast increase in total cholesterol levels, as well as many biochemical problems in the body. People who are diagnosed with and…

Cholelithiasis Cholelithiasis or gallstones is the most common type of gallbladder disease that affects millions of people. Gallstones form in the gallbladder when biliary cholesterol increases. If a stone obstructs the cycstic duct, a patient may experience a sharp and severe pain because of the increased pressure in the gallbladder. Patients don’t know they have the disease because they are asymptomatic. The diagnostic techiniques used nowadays are less invasive and allows patients to heal…

reviews to select from the best. Lower Cholesterol If you add flax seeds into your diet, you may even decrease cholesterol levels in the body. If you are wondering how it works, well, the soluble fiber of flaxseeds can wrap around fatty acids as well as cholesterols. Thus, these molecules will not be absorbed by the body and instead excreted. Furthermore, cholesterol from bile in the gallbladder goes through the same process, reducing your body's overall cholesterol levels. Stabilizes Blood…

building up of plague in the arteries. This build up leads to the arteries hardening which then can lead to a heart attack and a stroke. However, high concentrations of HDL can decrease the risk of heart disease due to its function being to carry cholesterol back to the liver. This then means that plague won't be able to build up in the arteries which makes HDL a good promoter of good cardiovascular health. So the levels of LDL and HDL in the blood are measured to determine if there is more…

incredibly healthy as they provide just the right amount of nutrients the body needs. As much as low carb diets are encouraged, there is a chance that they do not reduce the bad cholesterol from getting into the body. Many people who are on a low carb diet still end up having cholesterol in the body. All this presence of cholesterol when on a diet is commonly attributed to the…