Not exact matches
Avocados contain
more potassium than bananas, are full of heart - healthy monounsaturated fats that can lower LDL
cholesterol, are packed with fiber to keep you full, and can even bring you
clearer, healthier skin.
The team has also found that high density lipoproteins (HDL)--
more commonly known as «good
cholesterol» — counteract this process, helping the protective immune cells maintain their identity and keep arteries
clear.
Moreover, recent data also show that in response to brain damage caused by aging, amyloid deposition, demyelination, and other insults, microglial cells activate several genes, including APOE, in order to
more efficiently scavenge and
clear tissue debris that are very rich in
cholesterol due to the natural composition of the brain, which is mostly made of fats.
But the
more I looked into the research, the
more it became
clear that fat (especially saturated fat) and
cholesterol are actually the building blocks for a thriving body and mind.
It seems fairly
clear that those on keto and very - low - carb diets who get most of their energy from fat — including their own fat stores — tend to have
more LDL particles circulating in their bloodstream, delivering triglycerides to cells and transferring
cholesterol to other lipoproteins.
And he said that what you're really trying to do is you're trying to upregulate the expression of what are called the LDL receptors, right, so you're able to
clear cholesterol from the bloodstream
more quickly.
This is
more consistent with the concept that the ingested
cholesterol is being sent into the blood, rather than that the LDL -
cholesterol is not being
cleared.
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.