Sentences with phrase «elevating high density lipoprotein»

According to Abram Hoffer, M.D., Ph.D., «Niacin is one of the best substances for elevating high density lipoprotein cholesterol (the «good cholesterol) and so decreases the ratio of the total cholesterol over high density cholesterol.»

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The authors note that the different relationships between alcohol intake and various types of cardiovascular disease may relate to alcohol's elevating effects on blood pressure and on factors related to elevated high - density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL - C)(also known as «good» cholesterol).

Inclisiran lowers low - density lipoprotein (LDL; «bad») cholesterol for up to one year in patients with high cardiovascular risk and elevated LDL cholesterol, according to late - breaking results from the ORION 1 trial presented today in a Hot Line LBCT Session at ESC Congress.

They also had disproportionately high amounts of visceral white adipose tissue, the «bad fat,» as well as elevated levels of low - density lipoproteins, the bad cholesterol.

Other times, they elevate a person's good cholesterol, the type called high - density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol.

Among type - 2 diabetic patients with an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease — those with high levels of triglycerides and low levels of «good» cholesterol (high - density lipoprotein or HDL)-- fenofibrate cut adverse cardiovascular outcomes by 30 per cent in women and 24 per cent in men.

Metabolic syndrome is defined as abdominal obesity and elevated blood pressure, plasma glucose, serum triglycerides, or low high - density - lipoprotein levels and can lead to type 2 diabetes.

In the past 13 years, several other signs and symptoms have been associated with Syndrome X: low - density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol oxidized by free radicals, low levels of antioxidant vitamins, elevated C - reactive protein (C - RP, a marker of inflammation), [1] low dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) levels, high cortisol levels, and sometimes androgen - dependent baldness.

Originally, Syndrome X was defined by four characteristics: (1) abdominal obesity, (2) elevated levels of triglycerides and low levels of high - density lipoproteins (HDL, or the «good» cholesterol), (3) hypertension, and (4) insulin resistance.

Lipoprotein lipid profile disturbances associated with an elevated TG level include low High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and HDL particle (HDL - P), and a predominance of small dense Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) and LDL particle (LDL - P).

In relation to CVD, elevated blood pressure has been shown to be positively associated with higher intakes of red and processed meat, even though the mechanism is unclear, except that possibly meat may substitute for other beneficial foods such as grains, fruits, or vegetables.32 Mean plasma total cholesterol, low - density lipoprotein cholesterol, very - low - density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglyceride levels were found to be decreased in subjects who substituted red meat with fish.33, 34 Vegetarians have lower arachidonic, eicosapentaenoic, and docosahexaenoic acid levels and higher linoleate and antioxidant levels in platelet phospholipids; such a biochemical profile may be related to decreased atherogenesis and thrombogenesis.34 - 36

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