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People need cholesterol in their body for hormones, vitamin d and other things that help you digest your food. Cholesterol goes through your body in small groups. They are made of fat and and proteins. LDL is a bad cholesterol and HDL is good because it carries cholesterol throughout your body. LDL is considered bad because it causes buildup of cholesterol in your arteries. Steroids are considered good and bad because doctors give you steroids for medical conditions. They are also bad because…

Did you know that chocolate can help us get smarter and Can it help us stay healthy? Chocolate comes from a cocoa pod and that comes from a tree. We found out that we could eat the cocoa pods seeds because of animals. The animals eat a white, stringy pulp that covers the seed and the animals spit out the bittersweet cocoa seed. We thought that we could use it to make something new. We ground the seed and mixed it with water, spices, and chilies which made the first chocolate drink. My claim…

Pranayama treatment moderates the lipid levels and blood pressure than other groups. The study also reveals that combined work of Asana and Pranayama significantly improves HDL concentration and decreases blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides and LDL level.…

blockage of blood flow. This blockage reduce required amount of oxygen body need for proper functioning and could leads to heart attack, stroke and deep vein thrombosis. (1) Lipoprotein LDL (low density lipoprotein) and HDL (high density lipoprotein) plays and important role in transportation of cholesterol. A high level of LDL cholesterol accumulate within the blood vessel and hardens and narrow the passage. HDL is good lipoprotein which clear the excess the cholesterol in the blood vessels.…

Lipid Digestion: Absorption and Transport of Lipids Lipid digestion occurs primarily in the small intestine though a small amount of lipids are broken down in the stomach. Special enzymes called lipases breakdown triglycerides the most abundant lipids in the diet and phospholipids. Lingual lipase secreted by glands in the tongue and gastric lipase secreted by gastric chief cells hydrolyze a small amount of triglycerides into fatty acids and monoglycerides. As chyme enters the duodenum from the…

There is another type of fats – trans fats. They are extremely unhealthy because they lower HDL levels and increase LDL levels which can lead a human to a higher chance of heart disease. Proteins are another type of Macromolecules. They are built by amino acids which are held by peptide bonds and are divided into 4 different structures – Primary, Secondary, Tertiary…

lipid and a protein and they are five categories; the chylomicron the largest type of lipoprotein, very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL), the low-density lipoprotein (LDL), intermediate density lipoprotein (IDL), and the high-density lipoprotein (HDL). Fats are made of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, saturated fats can increase LDL which is Low-density lipoprotein responsible for carrying the fat from the liver to the fat cells. These type of lipoproteins are very dangerous since they are…

of physical activity, and the people at a high risk are those who are overweight, eat unhealthily, and are highly inactive. Osmotic diuresis, a plasma glucose level of more than 200 mg/dL, an HbA1C value of more than 6.5%, and high triglyceride and LDL levels are all associated with diabetes. Patients with prediabetes (a fasting blood glucose level of 100 to 125 mg/dL) are urged to go on a healthier diet and especially increase physical activity because skeletal muscle deals with 80% of glucose…

How can I help you today? Mr. Brown: I received the lab results from my recent blood work and I have a few questions and concerns. Physician Assistant: Let me take a look. I see that your total cholesterol is 210, triglycerides 145, HDL 33 & LDL 160. What questions did you have? Mr. Brown: I am unsure what these numbers mean. Can you explain them to me? Physician assistant: I’d be happy to help you. Let’s start with triglycerides. Triglycerides are a type of fat in the blood. When…

Though more than one or two drinks per day can lead to substantial health problems including heart failure. 4. Cut Out the Trans Fatty Acids Trans fatty acids not only increase LDL cholesterol levels, they also reduce HDL cholesterol levels. Removing them from your diet will almost certainly result in a measurable increase in HDL levels. They are likely present in many of your favorite food items, anything in which the nutrition…