Sentences with phrase «called good cholesterol»

If your HDL, often called good cholesterol, is high, your cholesterol ratio will be more favorable and you can expect better offers.

HDL is called good cholesterol,»cause it's protective.

To qualify for this diagnosis, central obesity is a major required finding, along with any two other minor findings from a list of other symptoms or disorders ranging from Type II diabetes, low HDL (high density lipoproteins, the so - called good cholesterol), hypertension, and so forth.

Some diet trials showed that eating saturated fat raised cholesterol levels, but it was HDL the so - called good cholesterol that was more elevated!

Their HDL, the so - called good cholesterol, rose more sharply than it did for people in the low - fat group.»

And HDL is called good cholesterol, because it's protective.

Research suggests that moderate alcohol intake can produce a slight rise in HDL cholesterol (a so - called good cholesterol).

Moreover, eating saturated (and other) fats also raises the level of HDL, the so - called good cholesterol.

Among its purported benefits, the antioxidant resveratrol in red wine can increase HDL levels (your so - called good cholesterol), decrease platelet aggregation, and improve blood vessel function, decreasing your risk for cardiovascular disease.

Low - carb had the greatest increase in HDL, the so - called good cholesterol.

Not exact matches

When President Bill Clinton had a suspicious mole removed in 2001 and saw an increase in his cholesterol level, his doctor said he wasn't in as good of shape as he would like, calling his results «fairly normal.»

Best Foods new egg - free, cholesterol - free spread called Carefully Crafted Dressing & Sandwich Spread is helping me gear up for summer picnics and tea parties.

Coconut oil has a saturated fat called lauric acid, a medium chain saturated fatty acid, that has been shown to increase the good HDL cholesterol in the blood to help improve cholesterol ratio levels.

Yes it is fat, but what we call «healthy fat», since it contains more unsaturated fat (the good one, the one we need) than saturated fat (the bad one, responsible for cholesterol).

Unsaturated fats are often called «good fats» because they don't raise cholesterol levels as saturated fats do.

Rodriguez's research suggests that HDL, what's called the «good» cholesterol, may not be so good for everyone.

Dunbar noted that the population study findings probably have lain to rest a lingering concern about targeting ANGPTL3, namely its effect in lowering not just LDL and triglycerides but also the so - called «good cholesterol,» known as HDL cholesterol.

Other times, they elevate a person's good cholesterol, the type called high - density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol.

Intriguingly, the study also found that drugs called statins, which are better known for their cholesterol - lowering properties, appeared to alleviate the effects of telomere damage — and may even have protected telomeres against degradation.

They are called the perfect protein source because of the bio-available protein contained in the egg whites and they are also rich in essential compounds for the production of testosterone like omega - 3 fatty acids, saturated fat, vitamin D and «good» cholesterol.

(More on HDL, the so - called «good» cholesterol, later.)

Pomegranate Keeping a much lower profile than the the goji berry but nutritionally possessing a very good profile indeed, the pomegranate is high in vitamin C, B5 and, most important of all, polyphenols called ellagitannins, which several studies suggest may help to reduce cholesterol levels and other heart disease risk factors.

What's more a larger midsection in combination with an increased blood pressure, high triglyceride levels in your blood, low levels of good cholesterol and increasing blood sugar levels are symptoms of the so - called «Syndrome X», which appears when the stores of visceral fat are high.

A few months before starting his carnivore diet experiment, Munsey's blood work revealed that his total cholesterol was 180mg / dL, his HDL level (frequently called the «good» cholesterol) was 57, and his LDL (the so - called «bad» cholesterol) was 123.

Called «good» cholesterol, HDL helps keep cholesterol away from your arteries and removes excess arterial plaque.

Murray also notes that alfalfa sprouts contain compounds called saponins, which can help lower your LDL, or bad, cholesterol while also increasing your HDL, or «good» cholesterol.

High density lipoprotein or HDL cholesterol is often called «good cholesterol».

Unlike other dietary fats, trans fat — also called trans - fatty acids — both raises your LDL («bad») cholesterol and lowers your HDL («good») cholesterol.

The one that deposits cholesterol in your arteries is understandably called bad (LDL) and the one that removes the gunk is called good (HDL) and eating eggs not only increases your LDL (bad), but unfortunately does all sorts of other nasty things as mentioned in the video today.

In addition, it seems to promote healthy levels of HDL, the so - called «good cholesterol.»

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.

Mr. Tabues also refers to a diet study (in «How We Get Fat», in a chapter called «The Nature of a Healthy Diet») conducted by Standford University, published in The Journal of the American Medical Association in 2007, known as the A TOZWeight Loss Study whereby 4 diets are compared on subjects over a period of a year, showing that subject lost the most weight, their triglycerides dropped the most, their HDL (good cholesterol) went up the most and their blood pressure went down the most on the Atkins diet compared to all the others in the study.

Creamy, succulent avocados not only contain the best kind of fat, a monounsaturated fat called oleic acid, but also help block the absorption of bad fats (cholesterol).

Diets that are successful in reducing body weight should also lower the level of bad LDL cholesterol, as well as another dangerous factor called «C - reactive protein» (CRP) which is regarded as even more important risk factor than elevated cholesterol levels.

The study authors started by admitting that low - carbohydrate dieting was indeed effective, not only for weight loss, but for reducing insulin resistance, lowering triglyceride concentrations and for raising HDL (so - called «good» cholesterol).

If a company guideline calls for a total cholesterol no greater than 220 for their best rate class, it needs to be no greater than 220 no matter how much insurance is involved.