The researchers showed that NPC patients have about thirtyfold higher amounts of this bile acid in
the blood than healthy individuals.
Not exact matches
The threshold level of
blood vitamin D that was protective was greater
than 35ng / ml, which is within the range recommended by the National Institutes of Health for a
healthy individual.
Rather, there are two types of heart failure: one in which the heart muscle's pumping ability is reduced (to less
than 40 % efficiency, down from 45 % to 65 % in
healthy individuals), and one in which the heart pumps normally but is unable to relax and fill with
blood between contractions.
In this way, insulin sensitivity is defined by how much insulin is needed to store
blood glucose within the cells of the body —
healthy people need a much smaller amount of insulin to store a certain amount of glucose
than insulin resistant
individuals, and the latter have higher levels of both
blood glucose and insulin.
For this research, the scientists analyzed data like cholesterol,
blood pressure, BMI,
blood sugar, diet and exercise, alcohol intake, and tobacco use from more
than 3,000 of the
individuals to determine
healthy lifestyle factors and a low cardiovascular disease risk profile.