Sentences with phrase «deposits on blood vessel»

For example, one direct, negative impact of low vitamin K intake on the heart may be reduced activity of matrix Gla protein, which helps prevent calcium deposits on blood vessel walls.

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There is even a suggestion that Zetia may have a negative effect on fat deposits in blood vessels.

Prior studies with animals suggested that another function of the drug is to turn on the genes for elastin (a protein found in elastic fibers) and other elastic fiber genes, such as Fbn - 1 and Lox, causing elastin deposits within the blood vessel wall.

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 cardiovascular disease.

The author of an article published in Integrative Medicine in 2015 noted that increased calcium supplementation — needed by older women to reduce their risk of osteoporosis — may become problematic because it can lead to deposits on artery and blood vessel walls.

Over time, too much glucose in the blood can lead to increased plaque deposits on the insides of the blood vessel walls.

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, «High blood glucose levels over time can lead to increased deposits of fatty materials on the insides of the blood vessel walls.