While low HDL levels can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, particular in obese or insulin resistant individuals, improved HDL cholesterol levels protect
against atherosclerosis by removing excess cholesterol from arterial cells.
A study published in the British Journal of Nutrition suggests that diets high in rice protein can help protect
against atherosclerosis by increasing blood levels of nitric oxide.
Not exact matches
Nuts promote your cardiovascular health
by providing 257 mg of potassium and only 0.3 mg of sodium, making them an especially good choice to in protecting
against high blood pressure and
atherosclerosis.
Antibodies
against modified food antigens,
by reacting with AGEs and tissue proteins, may cause perturbation in degenerative and autoimmune diseases such as diabetes,
atherosclerosis, inflammation, autoimmunity, neurodegeneration and neuroautoimmunity.»
Soy industry spokespeople tend to downplay side effects from estrogenization and testosterone - lowering
by claiming phytoestrogen consumption to be protective
against prostate cancer and
atherosclerosis.