Sentences with phrase «hard on our cholesterol»

This can be hard on our cholesterol levels, digestive system and heart health.

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Unlike MCFAs, LCFAs are harder for the body to break down, put more strain on the pancreas and liver, are usually stored as fat in the body, and deposited in the arteries, often as cholesterol.

The tiny particles are 1,000 times smaller than the tip of a human hair, and are designed to latch on to atherosclerotic plaques — hard deposits made from accumulated fat, cholesterol and calcium that build up on the walls of arteries and are prone to rupture, producing dangerous clots.

On top of that, there is the «good» (HDL) and «bad» (LDL) kind of cholesterol — according to the American Heart Association, the first one contributes to the production of thick, hard deposits that can clog arteries and make them less flexible, increasing the risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular diseases.

The 2015 - 2020 Dietary Guidelines lifted the longstanding hard limit on cholesterol, as many researchers now believe the cholesterol you eat doesn't have that much bearing on the amount of artery - clogging LDL cholesterol floating in your bloodstream, and that saturated fat (like fatty meats) and genetic makeup are the real driving force behind dangerously high cholesterol.

I realize that this is anecdotal, but I was able to ride my own cholesterol numbers down from 203 to 166 by means of dietary intervention on my journey from omnivore to vegan; which was originally unintended, yet logical destination; by first eliminating beef, pork and lamb; then to chicken skin removal, eliminating chicken altogether, fish off the menu until the only animal products left in my diet were a hard boiled egg, sliced, or 4 oz of poached shrimp, and sometimes both.

Some say its a numbers game, the more LDL particles crashing the walls of the arteries... some say the LDL is only a sign of vascular damage, but if my LDL goes down on a low fat diet, then that is bs, some say that it may be a problem metabolizing LDL, intake / production is outpacing LDL receptor activity, some say its not LDL but LDL that stays in the blood too long and oxidizes, some say about 20 % carbs (I was less than 5 %) will produce just enough insulin to help metabolize cholesterol, but the hard core low carb guys, say the whole cholesterol thing is a scam and cholesterol under 500, without insulin resistance is nothing to worry about.

I used this diet before going on a more moderate diet, and was advised to work out really hard during it — the theory being that if you don't, the cholesterol and fat's gonna get me into trouble!

Take a hard look at your health: Because heart problems can sneak up on women (64 % of women die suddenly during their first heart attack without any warning signs at all, and 90 % of those women had at least one risk factor that could have been addressed), it's important to get an annual checkup and be aware of CVD risk factors: high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, diabetes, tobacco use or second - hand exposure, obesity, and being overweight.