Sentences with phrase «ldl cholesterol levels in the body»

Moderate consumption of alcohol has been shown to be beneficial in the reduction of LDL cholesterol levels in the body.

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Behavioral counseling interventions led to improvements in systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels, low - density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL - C) levels, body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference that persisted over 6 to 12 months.

While the fat content in food is now thought to be a more important player in determining the cholesterol level in your body, you should still limit your dietary cholesterol to less than 300 mg / day if you are healthy, and less than 200 mg / day (the amount found in one egg yolk) if you have cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or elevated LDL cholesterol.

Finally, the flavonoids contained in tea leaves can protect the body against free radicals, and they also seem able to reduce levels of LDL, or «bad» cholesterol.

Both HDL and LDL cholesterol perform vital functions in your body, which is why it's actually dangerous to bring your LDL levels down too low.

Increased plasma lycopene levels have also been correlated with lower cardiovascular disease and lower cholesterol — since studies are showing that lycopene in the diet can help to increase the breakdown of low - density lipoproteins (LDL cholesterol, the kind that builds up) in the body.

Reducing or stopping to smoke (for smokers) can also reduce the levels of «bad cholesterol» in the body and has been shown to lower the LDL cholesterol levels of the body by up to 10 %.

When you eat the right kinds of foods, you provide your body with the right kinds of nutrients, avoiding foods that increase LDL cholesterol levels such foods with a high degree of saturated fats as is common in most fast foods.

No differences were observed in body weight, total cholesterol, triglycerides or LDL levels.

Healthful snacking can, in fact, help you control blood - sugar levels, improve metabolism, help regulate stress, lower LDL cholesterol, burn more body fat, and increase energy levels without weight gain.

It has also been linked to an increase in LDL (bad cholesterol) raised blood pressure, obesity and raised levels of uric acid in the body.

When LDL cholesterol levels are high, fatty deposits (called plaques) can build up in the arteries, the blood vessels that carry blood from the heart throughout the body.

The prime unsaturated fatty acids are oleic and linoleic acids, these are safe even for those with high cholesterol, and have been proven in scientific studies to lower the bad (LDL) cholesterol, as well as maintaining beneficial (HDL) cholesterol levels in the body.

Diets that are successful in reducing body weight should also lower the level of bad LDL cholesterol, as well as another dangerous factor called «C - reactive protein» (CRP) which is regarded as even more important risk factor than elevated cholesterol levels.