Sentences with phrase «by reducing the bad cholesterol levels»

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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).

Lifestyle changes that promote weight loss and reducing consumption of saturated fat have been associated with reducing levels of «bad» cholesterol, but a question persisted: Should consumers reduce fat intake by replacing with carbohydrates or substitute unsaturated fats for saturated fats?

At the end of this unusual treatment, their levels of bad cholesterol and triglycerides reduced significantly, according to the analyses conducted by Italian and Spanish scientists.

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.

Other studies show that diets with nuts reduce LDL, or «bad,» cholesterol levels by up to 20 %.

Ginger activates an enzyme which is responsible for improved use of cholesterol by our bodies, effectively reducing the levels of bad cholesterol in our body.

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.

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

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 %.

One large study combined the results of 28 others, finding that consuming flaxseeds reduced levels of «bad» LDL cholesterol by an average of 10 mmol / l (8).

A factoid from ACS's Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry indicates that naturally occurring polyphenols in cocoa, the fundamental component in chocolate, actually boost levels of HDL, the «good» cholesterol, while at the same time reducing the atherogenicity of so - called «bad» variety — LDL — by preventing its oxidation.