Sentences with phrase «control of serum cholesterol»

Some nutritional benefits gained from lactic acid include an improved nutritional value of food, control of intestinal infections, and control of serum cholesterol levels.

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Charles DeCarli, director of the Alzheimer's Disease Center and an author of the study, said it is a wake - up call that, just as people can influence their late - life brain health by limiting vascular brain injury through controlling their blood pressure, the same is true of getting a handle on their serum cholesterol levels.

Since insulin is known to promote cholesterol synthesis in the liver, a reduction in the absorption of glucose after meals through the consumption of fiber can help to control serum cholesterol levels.

«Available evidence from randomized controlled trials shows that replacement of saturated fat in the diet with linoleic acid [vegetable oil] effectively lowers serum cholesterol but does not support the hypothesis that this translates to a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease or all causes.

Consumption of 10.2 g / d of psyllium (n = 384) lowered serum total cholesterol by 4 percent and serum LDL cholesterol by 7 percent, relative to the cellulose control (n = 272).

Furthermore, hypercholesterolemic men who received 15 g / d of guar gum had significantly lower serum total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol con - centrations compared to the placebo controls after 6 weeks (Aro et al., 1984).

The effects of 10.2 g / d of psyllium seed husk on serum LDL cholesterol concentrations were modest, with levels 5.3 percent below that of the control group at week 24 (p < 0.05).