Sentences with phrase «between total cholesterol level»

And there is little correlation between total cholesterol level and risk for heart disease, contrary to the prevailing propaganda.

Not exact matches

Sui and colleagues used data from the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study to assess levels of total cholesterol, low - density lipoprotein cholesterol, high - density lipoprotein cholesterol, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides in a total of 11,418 individuals who were observed during health examinations between 1970 and 2006 at the Cooper Clinic, Dallas, TX.

Globorisk measures cardiovascular risk in individuals aged 40 or older by factoring in the person's smoking status, blood pressure, diabetes status, and total cholesterol level, whilst adjusting for the effects of sex and age on cardiovascular disease between countries.

Consuming between 50 and 100 g of nuts at least five times a week as part of a healthy diet, with at least 35 % total fat, can decrease total cholesterol 2 — 16 % and LDL - C 2 — 19 % in people with normal and elevated lipid levels.

Furthermore, positive associations between TSH and LDL as well as total cholesterol levels have been found in cross-sectional studies in euthyroid healthy subjects, and the strength of these associations seems to depend on an individual's insulin sensitivity.We therefore hypothesize that the KD has diminished the production of T3 from T4, thereby reducing the number of LDL receptors and thus reducing LDL particle clearance which might be further impaired due to the missing stimulating effect of insulin on LDL uptake into cells.

Note too that McDougall and Fuhrman both do not put much if any stock in the necessity of achieving a total cholesterol level below 150, a point of agreement between them.

It's this ratio between cholesterol that's most important for the development of cardiovascular disease, rather than simply total cholesterol levels.

For some time, researchers sought answers on how to improve heart health by studying the relationship between serum total cholesterol levels and the risk of heart disease.

The NATSIHMS participants also demonstrated the associations between (1) smoking and low levels of «good» HDL cholesterol; and (2) obesity and high total cholesterol, low «good» HDL cholesterol, and high rates of «bad» LDL cholesterol and triglycerides.