Sentences with phrase «damage to blood vessel walls»

Homocysteine is a dangerous molecule that is directly damaging to blood vessel walls, and high levels of it are associated with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.

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Such antibodies, when attached to DNA in complexes, get lodged in the walls of arteries and in tissues to cause inflammation that damages blood vessels, skin, joints and the kidneys as part of the most severe type of lupus, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Obstructive sleep apnea often contributes to high blood pressure: When breathing stops many times throughout the night, blood vessel walls can become damaged, limiting their ability to regulate blood pressure.

The anti-inflamatory properties found in this cruciferous vegetable may prevent the damage done to the walls of blood vessels.

«The body then sends the cholesterol like a scab to cover over it to protect the blood system and the vessel wall from further damage.»

As if that weren't enough reason to stop using cigarettes, here's another: smoking lowers your levels of HDL cholesterol and damages blood vessel walls.

A diet high in saturated and trans fats and low in antioxidants can damage blood vessel walls to cause an immune response related to inflammation and the development of cardiovascular ailments.8, 9,10 Low - grade inflammation in older individuals has been shown to contribute to fat accumulation, insulin resistance, and inflammatory - related diseases.11

In addition, long - term overconsumption of sodium can damage the walls of your blood vessels and predispose you to developing high blood pressure, or hypertension.

Researchers at the University of Palermo in Italy found that the betalains contained in prickly pears appears to protect the endothelial cell walls of blood vessels from oxidative damage by free radicals.

In addition to the niacin it supplies, brown rice may also help raise blood levels of nitric oxide, a small molecule known to improve blood vessel dilation and to inhibit oxidative (free radical) damage of cholesterol and the adhesion of white cells to the vascular wall (two important steps in the development of atherosclerotic plaques).

Anthocyanins work to reduce tissue damage caused by oxidants and aid in repairing the proteins within blood - vessel walls.

Other research has found that avocados reduce low - density lipoprotein — a carrier for cholesterol in the body that is subject to peroxidation — which damages the blood vessel walls.

Antioxidant - rich diets appear to protect against stroke by preventing the circulation of oxidized fats in the bloodstream that may damage the sensitive walls of small blood vessels in the brain.

-- Emotional stress and bad diet lead to overproduction of free radicals which damage blood vessel walls;