Sentences with phrase «cholesterol on the blood vessels»

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Estrogen is thought to be protective of heart health through its beneficial effects on cholesterol and because it increases the flexibility of blood vessels and arteries, allowing them to accommodate blood flow.

While working at the Institute in 1959, the biochemist and expert in human nutrition David Kritchevsky, Ph.D., published the influential textbook Cholesterol, which explored his studies on the mechanisms of atherosclerosis, or fat deposits in blood vessels, and the role of cholesterol deposits in cardiovasculCholesterol, which explored his studies on the mechanisms of atherosclerosis, or fat deposits in blood vessels, and the role of cholesterol deposits in cardiovasculcholesterol deposits in cardiovascular disease.

Oestrogen acts on many tissues in the body, helping to dilate blood vessels for improved blood flow and promoting a healthier balance of LDL (low - density lipoprotein) and HDL (high - density lipoprotein) cholesterol.

Strength athletes» heart and blood vessels can take a couple of eggs for breakfast Eggs for breakfast have no negative effect on the cholesterol level, but may well have a positive effect on the concentration of triglycerides in the blood.

The antioxidant properties of these natural forms of vitamin E fight aging on a cellular level and keep LDL («bad») cholesterol from oxidizing and hardening in your blood vessels and arteries.

The cholesterol catches on the turns and branches of blood vessels and builds up plaque which restricts blood flow.

Oxidized cholesterol builds up on blood vessel walls, but these nutrients reduce the development of atherosclerosis.

A better focus is on reducing saturated fat and trans fat in the diet, which play greater roles in damaging blood vessels than dietary cholesterol.