Sentences with phrase «by lowering bad cholesterol»

Olive oil — Olive oil is another great source of monounsaturated fatty acids, healthy fat that may lower the risk of heart disease by lowering bad cholesterol.

There are studies which show the Human Growth Hormone can actually improve a person's cholesterol profile by lowering bad cholesterol (LDLs) and increasing good cholesterol levels (HDLs).

Just like almonds, pecans are also high in monounsaturated fats and they help improve cholesterol levels by lowering the bad cholesterol, aka LDL and improving levels of HDL, the good cholesterol (14).

What makes the oats a detox superstar is their specific dietary fiber type, called beta - glucan, with exceptional benefits like lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease by lowering the bad cholesterol levels, stabilizing blood sugar levels, reducing the risk of Type 2 diabetes, and for lowering the risk of breast cancer for women.

Omega - 3 help protects your heart by lowering bad cholesterol levels, blood pressure, and inflammation.

A vegan take on the low - carbohydrate Atkins diet could induce weight loss and curb heart disease by up to 10 % per decade by lowering bad cholesterol LDL, suggests research published in British Medical Journal Open.

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Praluent, given by injection, dramatically lowers bad LDL cholesterol and reduces the risk of heart attacks and death in high - risk heart patients.

It also aids in reducing the risk of heart disease by lowering LDL cholesterol (the bad cholesterol).

Both diets in the study provided equal amounts of fat consumption and researchers observed that the reduction in LDL or bad cholesterol was more significant than would be predicted by just the healthy fats in the nuts alone, an indication that macadamias contain some other unknown property that helps lower cholesterol.

They help manage weight (because they help curb cravings because they take a lot time to digest), they can help reduce the risk of heart disease, they help to ward off diabetes (helping to reduce both blood sugar and insulin levels and they help to keep cholesterol in check (by lowering LDL (bad cholesterol) and elevating HDL (good cholesterol).

So that's two of three meals each day provided by a school, and if those meals are full of fat and cholesterol and low in vitamins and minerals, these children are not going to grow and develop properly and, even worse, it's setting them up for poor eating habits that will follow them around for the rest of their lives.

While we don't know the long - term effects of unhealthy fats on infant cardiovascular health, we do know that in adults these fats negatively affect heart health by raising LDL (bad cholesterol), lowering HDL (good cholesterol), and increasing signs of inflammation.

Another recently published systematic review and meta - analysis found that eating on average one serving a day of beans, peas, chickpeas or lentils can also reduce «bad cholesterol» by five per cent and therefore lower the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Statins are highly effective for preventing heart attacks by reducing low - density lipoprotein or «bad» cholesterol.

The walnut - rich diet had the most impact on cholesterol levels by decreasing low - density lipoprotein (LDL), or bad cholesterol, and increasing beneficial high - density lipoprotein (HDL).

Another recently published systematic review and meta - analysis by Dr. Sievenpiper's research group found that eating on average one serving a day of beans, peas, chickpeas or lentils can also reduce «bad cholesterol» by five per cent and therefore lower the risk of cardiovascular disease.

For instance, note the NNT of 35 for statins (cholesterol - lowering drugs) in the primary prevention (avoiding a first - time event) of any bad thing (such as a heart attack), according to a table provided by the journal Bandolier, found at http://tinyurl.com/mrxngz.

The hypothesis holds that vegetable oils rich in linoleic acid, like safflower and corn, are good for heart health, that saturated fats, such as those in red meat and dairy products, clog arteries and are very bad, and that replacing the latter with the former reduces deaths from heart attacks, heart disease, and strokes by lowering blood cholesterol levels.

Zetia lowers bad cholesterol (LDL) by preventing it from being «recycled» in the intestines.

The outcomes were significant: After 15 months of working with a diabetes educator, participants on average lowered their A1C (blood sugar) levels by 67 percent and their LDL (bad) cholesterol levels by 53 percent.

More importantly, the men's low - density - lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, the so - called bad cholesterol, fell by 15 percent during the period when they ate the calcium - fortified chocolate but remained at baseline levels when they ate the unmodified candy.

What it's used for: To lower total and LDL (bad) cholesterol, and to reduce the plaques caused by atherosclerosis.

It seems that when combined with diet and lifestyle changes, red yeast rice supplements can lower LDL, or bad cholesterol, levels by more than 20 % without a substantial risk of muscle pain (also known as myalgia), according to a study published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Additionally, Ashwagndha has been shown to lower «bad» cholesterol and decrease triglycerides by up to 17 % in chronically stressed adults.

Antioxidants can protect your heart by decreasing the amount of low - density lipoprotein cholesterol, which is also called LDL and more popularly known as the «bad» cholesterol.

Almond Meal Flour: significantly reduce heart disease risk factors by lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol.

One study even discovered that people who consumed one grapefruit a day lowered their bad (LDL) cholesterol by 15.5 percent and their triglycerides by 27 percent.

Low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is known by many as «bad» cholesterol.

• Catechins help reduce the risk of heart disease by lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol levels and regulating blood clots.

The way it accomplishes this is by lowering bad «LDL» cholesterol (63).

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My hypothesis that my cholesterol would get slightly better (lower) and that my fasting glucose and HbA1c would get slightly worse (higher) were refuted by this experiment.

The idea that small LDL particles are the only bad ones and large LDL is benign is just something made up by people selling low carb diets as a way to excuse one of the biggest flaws of the diet, which is that it raises your LDL cholesterol and consequently your risk of developing heart disease.

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The consumption of food containing trans - fat (as opposed to saturated fats) has unequivocally been shown to increase the risk of heart disease by raising levels of LDL (bad cholesterol), and lowering levels of HDL (good cholesterol).

A study from the Pennsylvania State University found that substituting two tablespoons per day of sunflower oil for saturated fat significantly lowered total cholesterol by nearly 5 percent, and LDL «bad» cholesterol by nearly 6 percent.

According to one review, eating walnuts can reduce «bad» LDL cholesterol by up to 16 %, lower diastolic blood pressure by 2 — 3 mm Hg and decrease oxidative stress and inflammation (28).

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 %.

Soluble fiber found in beans, oats, flaxseed and oat bran may help lower total blood cholesterol levels by lowering low - density lipoprotein, or «bad,» cholesterol levels.

We've been told we can fix those problems by lowering our sodium and bad cholesterol intake, but that hasn't worked, we're getting sicker... and at a younger and younger age.

Although nuts are high in calories, they contain healthy fats, help lower low - density lipoprotein, or bad cholesterol, levels and improve artery walls by making them more flexible.

The walnut - rich diet had the most impact on cholesterol levels by decreasing low - density lipoprotein (LDL), or bad cholesterol, and increasing beneficial high - density lipoprotein (HDL).

L - carnitine also exerts positive effect on blood lipids by lowering cholesterol LDL, total cholesterol and triglycerides (another bad fat which contributes to heart attacks and strokes) while raising good HDL - cholesterol.

Grapeseed oil is naturally cholesterol - free and studies reported by the Journal of the American College of Cardiology show it's beneficial to raising good HDL levels and lowering bad LDL.

Monounsaturated fats help keep your heart healthy by fighting inflammation, increasing levels of good cholesterol and lowering bad and total cholesterol.

Lobbied by pharmaceutical companies and their allies, LDL — the so - called «bad» cholesterol — has become the new simplistic single number guide in prescribing cholesterol - lowering drugs.

Fatty acids released by belly fat are also linked to higher LDL or «bad» cholesterol and lower HDL or «good» cholesterol.

It is clinically shown to lower LDL («bad») cholesterol, and raise HDL («good») cholesterol, by removing fatty cholesterol deposits that build up on artery walls that may cause blockages of blood flow to the heart, brain, and other organs.