Sentences with phrase «causes cholesterol plaque»

I don't know about long term affects, because I've never read anywhere that temporary arterial constriction causes cholesterol plaque to build up.

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This effect was thought to be achieved by protecting the cholesterol from oxidation which is a common cause of arterial plaque build - up (13).

LDL cholesterol causes fat and plaque to build up in arteries, increasing the risk for heart attacks and strokes.

The researchers also identified networks of genes that were activated by the cholesterol lowering procedure and caused the regression of the atherosclerotic plaques.

The drug caused immune cells called macrophages to eject their cholesterol, an important effect because cholesterol - laden macrophages help trigger artery - blocking plaques.

Cardiovascular System Steroids can raise blood pressure, enlarge the heart, cause the formation arterial plaque, raise total cholesterol, and lower HDL, the good kind of cholesterol.

Particulate matter in the body, such as the cholesterol crystals associated with vascular disease and the amyloid plaques that form in the brain in Alzheimer's disease, can also cause inflammation but the exact mechanism of action remains unclear.

The underlying cause of many heart attacks is atherosclerosis, defined as build - up of deposits, or plaques, of cholesterol, calcium, and other substances in arteries.

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

Eventually the deposited cholesterol hardens into a plaque, which can rupture and lead to the blood clots that cause heart attacks and strokes — an event that inflammation also appears to help along.

It is caused by atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, which occurs when plaque from cholesterol and other substances accumulate in the arteries.

Cholesterol can only cause trouble and form plaques when it's been corrupted by sugars.

Of course, too much LDL cholesterol building up in the arteries can cause plaque.

Lauric acid, the main fatty acid in coconut oil, boosts beneficial HDL cholesterol, while palmitic acid, the main fatty acid in butter, may cause buildup of fatty plaque in your arteries.

I am now however slightly concerned about cholesterol with a ketogenic diet, although all the literature I have read tells me that as long as I do not have inflammation in my body and no lesions in my arteries that cholesterol will not Lodge itself and cause plaque buildup problems.

True, cholesterol is a major part of the plaque that narrows the arteries in atherosclerosis, the underlying cause of heart disease and strokes, but only 20 percent of our blood cholesterol comes from diet.

Cholesterol causes plaque build - up in your arteries, and makes them narrow and harden.

As time goes on and scientists continue to learn more about heart disease, it has become quite clear over the recent years that inflammation within the body (NOT cholesterol levels) is what causes plaque build up in the arteries and eventual heart disease.

We are now learning that its carbs, high processed carbs that are in reality causing high trigs, which also lead to small dense cholesterol particles (the kind that penetrate artery walls and cause unstable plaques).

The cause of heart disease is not animal fats and cholesterol but rather a number of factors inherent in modern diets, including excess consumption of vegetables oils and hydrogenated fats; excess consumption of refined carbohydrates in the form of sugar and white flour; mineral deficiencies, particularly low levels of protective magnesium and iodine; deficiencies of vitamins, particularly of vitamin C, needed for the integrity of the blood vessel walls, and of antioxidants like selenium and vitamin E, which protect us from free radicals; and, finally, the disappearance of antimicrobial fats from the food supply, namely, animal fats and tropical oils.52 These once protected us against the kinds of viruses and bacteria that have been associated with the onset of pathogenic plaque leading to heart disease.

Cholesterol is not the cause of heart disease but rather a potent antioxidant weapon against free radicals in the blood, and a repair substance that helps heal arterial damage (although the arterial plaques themselves contain very little chCholesterol is not the cause of heart disease but rather a potent antioxidant weapon against free radicals in the blood, and a repair substance that helps heal arterial damage (although the arterial plaques themselves contain very little cholesterolcholesterol.)

So, at least for my body, maybe dietary fat and cholesterol does cause a spike in serum numbers, but it is not the kind that sticks around to turn into plaque, which is after all what heart disease is.

None of this is a departure for the AHA; they've been saying the same thing since the early 1960's: saturated fats are bad because they raise low - density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, which the AHA claims is a leading cause of atherosclerosis (plaque building up in arteries).

The tasty foods that follow are bursting with antioxidants and nutrients that can lower your cholesterol, prevent plaque buildup, and even reduce your risk for atherosclerosis (the hardening and narrowing of arteries), a common cause of heart attack and stroke.

Anyone who's still falling for the notion that plaque in arteries is caused by cholesterol in food is either on the payroll of the statin manufacturers or woefully behind on keeping up with research.

Cholesterol's job is to repair this damage by creating patches, or plaques — it is more the Band - Aid for arterial damage than the cause.

For example, an increase in oxidation can cause low - density lipoprotein (LDL), also known as «bad» cholesterol, to form plaque on the artery walls.»

In that way, homocysteine is similar to cholesterol because prolonged, elevated levels of it gradually damage the inner linings of blood vessels, causing atherosclerotic plaque and narrowing of the arteries.

Additional causes include: atherosclerosis (cholesterol plaques like humans get) associated with hypothyroidism, hypertriglyceridemia (elevated blood fat levels) in miniature schnauzers, and cancer.

Arteries supplying blood to the heart accumulate plaque — a combination of fat, cholesterol, and other substances — and that plaque can rupture, causing a blood clot in the artery.