Sentences with phrase «makes ldl»

This makes the LDL particle itself reactive and capable of damaging other tissues... such as the lining of the arteries in your heart.

Consuming these oxidized fats makes your LDL particles more vulnerable to oxidation, and oxidized LDL particles are strong candidates for primary progenitors of heart disease.

This is a pretty healthy vegan egg yolk substitute because it is water soluble and makes LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol) more soluble and therefore more easily eliminated from the body.

In multiple human studies, the low - fat diet has actually made some important risk factors worse, raising triglycerides, lowering HDL (the good) cholesterol and making the LDL particles smaller (10, 11, 12, 13).

And perhaps eating excessive carbohydrates in some individuals who are «carb sensitive» might make the LDL particle sizes smaller and cause inflammation in the body.

Since the primary fat in olive oil is the unsaturated monounsaturated oleic acid, the common idea is that eating too much olive oil will make LDL vulnerable to oxidation like the other unsaturated fats.

Eating too many unsaturated vegetables oils, which are unstable and thus prone to becoming rancid, can create an excess oxidation burden in the body and make your LDL cholesterol more dangerous.

Not exact matches

It makes perfect sense that cocoa lowers oxidized LDL.

The ability to boost HDL makes it «less bad,» yet it's not the best choice of fat overall for heart health, as any fat that raises LDL should be limited.

Modern types of margarine are made from vegetable oils, which contain polyunsaturated fats that can lower the «bad» LDL cholesterol when used instead of saturated fat.

You will notice that I am not recommending stick margarines which were once recommended as a substitute for butter but that was before we knew that the trans fats (listed as either «hydrogenated» or «partially hydrogenated» oils) that are used to make margarine solid raises bad cholesterol (LDL) and lowers good cholesterol (HDL).

«I tell them, «You can think of L for lousy and H for healthy, but always make lowering the LDL your priority.

Michael V. Holmes, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Oxford, England, and colleagues examined the associations of LDL - C, HDL - C, and TG levels with CAD and diabetes through mendelian randomization (MR) using conventional MR and making use of newer approaches using genetics.

Making a change to the PCSK9 gene, for example, would lower the risk of cardiovascular disease and for someone with high LDL — the bad kind of cholesterol — it could be the difference between life and death, he says.

Both total cholesterol and low - density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (the «harmful» cholesterol), and levels of blood glucose significantly reduced after 2 months of consuming bread made from ancient grains, regardless of whether they are organically or traditionally grown.

The findings make evacetrapib the third failure in a class of drugs known as cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitors, which are designed to disrupt the natural process by which HDL cholesterol is converted into LDL cholesterol in the body.

A differentiation is always made between the healthy HDL and the harmful LDL cholesterol variants.

So can a genetic predisposition and even menopause: As estrogen levels drop, we make less HDL, and more LDL and triglycerides.

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 two types of cholesterol are low - density lipoprotein (LDL), or the bad cholesterol because it contributes to plaque, a hard deposit that can clog arteries, making them less flexible, and high - density lipoprotein (HDL), the good cholesterol which is able to reverse the effects of LDL cholesterol in the body.

An individual's total cholesterol level is made up of LDL cholesterol and HDL cholesterol.

Brown rice also provides a good supply of protein as well as gamma - oryzanol, a component of rice bran oil which has been made use of for treating menopausal and digestive problems, as well as reducing LDL cholesterol.

Called «bad» cholesterol, LDL can build up in the arteries, forming plaque that makes them narrow and less flexible, a condition called atherosclerosis.

Made of an LDL part plus a protein (apoprotein a), elevated Lp (a) levels are a very strong risk for heart disease.

Yes, it makes sense that boosting glutathione status would help protect against LDL oxidation.

The body makes all of the cholesterol it needs in order to synthesize hormones and vitamin D. Cholesterol is carried throughout the body by low - density lipoproteins (LDL) and high - density lipoproteins (HDL).

Note: LDL combined with apoprotein (a) makes Lp (a).

It's true that certain saturated fatty acids have been reported to raise LDL cholesterol levels, including palmitic, myristic and lauric acid, which make up a large portion of milk fat (14).

Aside from those who tout the benefits as «an expert» who has studied what everyone has written, there are many people who make comments on all of the videos and articles about coconut oil how they had their HDL and LDL tested after starting on coconut oil and they improved dramatically.

The levels of LDL will decrease which will make the body less prone to suffer fro Type2 Diabetes.

There is an LDL that's small, dense, and prone to damaging arteries, it's called VLDL, and our body makes that in response to high amounts of carbohydrates in the diet.

Also, to sort out what may have affected your LDL levels, it would be critical to know what you were eating before and LDL then, what meds you may have been on, then what changes you made to diet, exercise, or meds, and subsequent LDL levels.

The idea that small LDL particles are the only bad ones and large LDL is benign is just something made up by people selling low carb diets as a way to excuse one of the biggest flaws of the diet, which is that it raises your LDL cholesterol and consequently your risk of developing heart disease.

Palmitic acid is the other main component of saturated fat and has also been shown to increase HDL good cholesterol to the same, if not greater extent than LDL bad cholesterol, thereby making it either neutral or beneficial, but certainly not bad for you.

Oats have been shown to reduce LDL (bad) cholesterol — that's why the all the Cheerio's commercials tout their cereal as being heart healthy, because they are made with oats.

The only way to make sure your LDL particles are large enough to not get stuck and cause inflammation and damage is through diet.

What's more, new research from Florida State University says apple antioxidants and pectin (the sticky part of fruit used to make all - fruit jams and jellies) can help lower «bad» LDL cholesterol (think L is for lousy) and fight inflammation, a known trigger of premature aging and disease.

So, the major reasons your body makes cholesterol in the first place, and why you have LDL, is to take the cholesterol to the tissue so you can make new cells or repair old damaged ones.

Because this means your liver needs to pull cholesterol from the bloodstream to make more bile, this helps lower LDL cholesterol levels.

If you're starting from a 80 - 85 LDL (sub 150 TChol) adding nuts may make no difference as you're already «heart attack proof» to quote Dr. Esselstyn.

This makes sense as low triglycerides and high HDL is typically associated with better metabolic health, and although the data is not definitive by any means it does raise some interesting questions about whether the same holds true for people with very high HDL, very low triglycerides, and LDL far above the cutoff point they listed (AKA Lean Mass Hyper Responders).

But persistent low LDL after birth is dangerous: it makes the infant vulnerable to infections.

(for example carbs tend to increase LDL - P and frequent spikes in insulin over the years can make one insulin resistant).

In one study of 17 people, eating bread made with flaxseed was shown to reduce total cholesterol by 7 % and «bad» LDL cholesterol by 9 % (54).

For example, one study in 27 adults with metabolic syndrome showed that drinking a beverage made of freeze - dried strawberries for eight weeks decreased «bad» LDL cholesterol by 11 % (13).

you need, which makes it effective in also helping optimize your triglyceride levels and lowering your LDL cholesterol levels («bad» cholesterol).

One thing I haven't made clear and which hadn't occurred to me until after reflecting on some of the comments to Paul's post is that my rising LDL parallels my decreasing consumption of nuts.

They also point out that coconut oil increases cholesterol, even if it does improve the HDL to LDL ratio, making it a food to avoid in their opinion.

I didn't know what to make of it, and the internet consensus at the time was all over the place... the prevailing thought was that whether or not your LDL levels are out of control, as long as your inflammatory markers are low and you're not inflammed, things should be ok.

What makes PUFA so attractive to public health experts is that they lower LDL cholesterol levels.