Sentences with phrase «high plasma cholesterol levels»

Here, we used sequencing - by - ligation to sequence the genome of an 11 - month - old breast - fed girl with xanthomas and very high plasma cholesterol levels (1023 mg / dl).

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Researchers at the University of Chicago have found an unsuspected link between the immune system and high plasma lipid levels (cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood) in mice.

As expected, animals fed a high - fat diet had elevated plasma cholesterol levels (Figure 5D).

(D) Fasting plasma cholesterol levels in mutant mice on a high - fat diet treated for 5 weeks with control or ApoC - III ASO (n = 5 — 10 / group).

«While the major CVD benefit of statins is due to reduction in plasma low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL - C), [2] statins also produce moderate increases, ranging from 4 % to 10 %, in levels of high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL - C).

After consuming a diet with a high fat content (greater than 100 g fat / day) for two weeks, the mean plasma cholesterol level increased (p less than 0.02) while the mean SHBG level decreased (p less than 0.02).

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

Evidence from some studies48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 has indicated that a high - carbohydrate diet compared with a high - unsaturated - fat diet (ie, MUFA), both of which are low in SFA and cholesterol, can cause an increase in plasma triglyceride concentrations and a decrease in HDL cholesterol levels.

Plasma total, LDL, and HDL cholesterol levels were similar on both diets, although HDL cholesterol was 4 % lower (P = NS) on the high - carbohydrate diet.

Low - fat diets do not lower plasma cholesterol levels in healthy men compared to high - fat diets with similar fatty acid composition at constant caloric intake