Sentences with phrase «cholesterol deposits from»

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Herbivores such as cows and sheep excrete large amounts of 5β - stigmastanol, which is derived from plant material, whereas omnivores such as humans and pigs deposit more coprostanol, which is made from cholesterol.

«It's like a garbage bag that slowly gets bigger and more spherical as it gathers cholesterol from cells and tissues before depositing them in the liver to be broken down.»

The tiny particles are 1,000 times smaller than the tip of a human hair, and are designed to latch on to atherosclerotic plaques — hard deposits made from accumulated fat, cholesterol and calcium that build up on the walls of arteries and are prone to rupture, producing dangerous clots.

LDL shuttles cholesterol away from the liver and can deposit it in the walls of arteries.

Contains carotenoids and flavonoids which also help prevent LDL or bad cholesterol from being deposited in the arteries.

The flavonoids and carotenoids in beetroot also help in preventing LDL cholesterol from being oxidized and deposited in the arteries.

Additionally, choline helps break up cholesterol deposits by preventing fat and cholesterol from sticking to the arteries.10, 14 So the bottom line is, don't be chicken about eating eggs, especially the cholesterol - rich yolks!

When LDL cholesterol levels are high, fatty deposits (called plaques) can build up in the arteries, the blood vessels that carry blood from the heart throughout the body.