Sentences with phrase «of plasma cholesterol»

Meanwhile, consuming the juice of citrus fruits shows a decrease of plasma cholesterol and triglycerides levels, liver cholesterol and circulating LDL: HDL [7, 27].

The Mechanism of the Plasma Cholesterol Esterification Reaction: Plasma Fatty Acid Transferase.

Sugiyama K, Muramatsu K.J Significance of the amino acid composition of dietary protein in the regulation of plasma cholesterol.

It manages the concentration of plasma cholesterols in the blood.

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Nutritional benefits of kangaroo meat for people advised to follow cholesterol - lowering diets were discussed by O'Dea (1988) who conducted research which showed that both Aboriginal Australians and Australians of European origin had 19 - 24 % lower plasma cholesterol levels following 2 weeks on a diet containing 500g / day of kangaroo meat.

The research also cites scientific evidence indicating that the Company's RiFiber ™ product reduces total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and triglycerides; reduces absorption of cholesterol; and reduces plasma lipid and lipoprotein cholesterol.

Although an egg yolk typically contains ≈ 200 mg cholesterol and ≈ 6 g fat (2 g of which is saturated fat), introducing ≈ 4 eggs / wk to the diets of weaning infants did not significantly alter plasma cholesterol concentrations in either breast - fed or formula - fed infants.

Effects of early cholesterol intake on cholesterol biosynthesis and plasma lipids among infants until 18 months of age

The effects of the dietary intervention, mode of feeding (breast - fed or formula - fed), and time were evaluated by using three - factor repeated - measures ANOVA for the outcomes of reported number of egg yolks consumed; reported consumption of meat, chicken, and fish; reported consumption of baby cereal; reported consumption of adult cereal; erythrocyte DHA and AA; plasma cholesterol; and indexes of iron status.

Dr. Jiang found that LPCAT3 deficiency significantly reduces polyunsaturated PC levels in the plasma membrane of the cells that line the intestines, which in turn reduces lipid absorption and decreases levels of lipids (cholesterol, triglyceride, and phospholipid) in circulation.

Many medical tests require samples of plasma without components like red and white blood cells, including those for cholesterol and glucose levels and immune deficiencies.

The idea that plasma high - density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL - C) is protective against coronary heart disease has been part of medical conventional wisdom for five decades.

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.

Limited cholesterol depletion causes aggregation of plasma membrane lipid rafts inducing T cell activation.

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).

The metabolic analysis of the mice could be combined with clinical assessments, by performing biochemical analysis in blood, plasma, urine and tissues (i.e, lipid and cholesterol content, glycogen content...) and by performing autopsy of the animal at the end of phenotyping study with several tissue collections (i.e, histology, mRNA anlaysis, protein analysis...).

ApoE as a major causative factor and therapeutic target in Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders; small - molecule structure correctors to convert apoE4 to apoE3 and reverse the detrimental effects of apoE4 on mitochondria and the cytoskeleton; small - molecule protease inhibitors to block the formation of toxic fragments of apoE4; Plasma lipoprotein metabolism regulation involving apoE and apoB; cholesterol homeostasis modulation by lipoprotein receptors controlling lipoprotein clearance by the liver; Plasma HDL cholesterol (HDL - C) metabolism in the progression of atherosclerosis; the genetic epidemiology of the metabolic syndrome and low HDL - C levels established by the Turkish Heart Study.

Effects of dietary cholesterol and fat saturation on plasma lipoproteins in an ethnically diverse population of healthy young men.

«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).

Cholesterol is also an integral part of plasma membranes, lending structural stability.

Delivery and recycling of cholesterol in the brain is critical because the brain contains 25 percent of the body's total cholesterol — used as an antioxidant, electrical insulator and key structural component of plasma membranes.

In a study of 2,761 women and 2,103 men without clinically diagnosed diabetes, sitting time was detrimentally associated with waist circumference, BMI (body mass index), weight gain, blood pressure, fasting blood fats, HDL cholesterol, two hour postload plasma glucose, and fasting insulin - a sure way to put on weight.

In several clinical trials of interventions designed to lower plasma cholesterol, reductions in coronary heart disease mortality have been offset by an unexplained rise in suicides and other violent deaths

In fact, Morgan, Palinkas, Barrett - Connor, and Winged (1993) articulate this with, «In several clinical trials of interventions designed to lower plasma cholesterol, reductions in coronary heart disease mortality have been offset by an unexplained rise in suicides and other violent deaths» (p. 75).

In a group of men 50 years and older, researchers found depression to be three times more common in the group with low plasma cholesterol (Morgan, Palinkas, Barrett - Connor, & Wingard, 1993).

Increased plasma lycopene levels have also been correlated with lower cardiovascular disease and lower cholesterol — since studies are showing that lycopene in the diet can help to increase the breakdown of low - density lipoproteins (LDL cholesterol, the kind that builds up) in the body.

Depression of cholesterol levels in human plasma following ethylenediamine tetracetate and hydralazine.

However, soy protein appears to have several other mechanisms by which it lowers cholesterol (i.e. isoflavones, endocrine effects, fiber, saponins, etc.) The specific effects of dietary protein on plasma cholesterol concentrations are well documented: animal proteins tend to be hypercholesterolemic as compared to plant proteins.

Although this effect of protein source on plasma cholesterol has been shown in many species, the mechanism is not completely understood.

Having certain kinds of microbiota in your digestive system predicts about 64 % of variation in plasma insulin and nearly 89 % variation in plasma non-HDL cholesterol.

Animal studies suggest that green tea extracts may help lower plasma cholesterol by decreasing cholesterol synthesis and hampering the liver's production of LDL.

Furthermore, preliminary studies indicate that one of soy's protein fractions, 7S, may have a role in inhibiting the development of atherosclerosis by acting directly on the artery wall rather than on plasma lipids, or low - density lipoprotein cholesterol receptors.

Omega - 9 fats reduce autoimmune effects of inflammation and also affect plasma cholesterol.

The fructose diet had no significant effect on fasting plasma cholesterol, HDL - C or LDL - C in either men or women (values for these parameters decreased over the course of the study regardless of diet).

The intake of dietary fiber among people living in Western countries remains low, and according to the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), it averages 17 g per day in the United States.24 Although patients with diabetes are advised to increase their intake of dietary fiber, in the NHANES study, their average daily intake was found to be only 16 g. 24 Why the intake of dietary fiber in patients with diabetes remains low — despite its well - documented effect of lowering plasma cholesterol concentrations — remains unexplained.

Fasting plasma total cholesterol, lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglycerides were measured according to the procedures of the Lipid Research Clinics.17 Cholesterol and triglycerides were measured enzymatically with the use of kits (Boehringer Mannheim, Indcholesterol, lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglycerides were measured according to the procedures of the Lipid Research Clinics.17 Cholesterol and triglycerides were measured enzymatically with the use of kits (Boehringer Mannheim, Indcholesterol, and triglycerides were measured according to the procedures of the Lipid Research Clinics.17 Cholesterol and triglycerides were measured enzymatically with the use of kits (Boehringer Mannheim, IndCholesterol and triglycerides were measured enzymatically with the use of kits (Boehringer Mannheim, Indianapolis).

The mechanisms of the reduction in plasma cholesterol concentrations induced by the increased dietary fiber intake are controversial, however.

Previous studies in normal subjects have reported no effects of the amount of dietary fiber on plasma triglyceride concentrations.42 In our study, the decrease in plasma triglyceride and VLDL cholesterol concentrations during the high - fiber diet could have been due to the improvement in glycemic control.

There were no significant differences between the two diets in terms of the fasting plasma HDL cholesterol concentration.

Effect of oat bran on plasma cholesterol and bile acid excretion in nine subjects with ileostomies.

The convergence of diet and AD may be related to the effects of phytosterols since plasma cholesterol is closely linked and regulated by phytosterols.

In addition, we studied the effects of such an intervention on the intestinal absorption of cholesterol and the fecal excretion of sterols in an attempt to uncover the mechanisms by which a high - fiber diet lowers plasma cholesterol.

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.

Total plasma and LDL cholesterol concentrations were lower in the oat bran concentrate period (9 g / d of viscous fiber) than in the white bread period.

However, when a modest level of Î ² - glucan (3 g / d) was provided to 62 healthy adults with mild to moderate hyperlipidemia, there was no significant reduction in plasma total or LDL cholesterol concentra - tions (Lovegrove et al., 2000).

Freeland - Graves, J. H., Friedman, B. J., Han, W. H., Shorey, R. L., and Young, R. Effect of zinc supplementation on plasma high - density lipoprotein cholesterol and zinc.

Effect of dietary chitosans with different viscosity on plasma lipids and lipid peroxidation in rats fed on a diet enriched with cholesterol.

Psyllium decreased plasma concentrations of total cholesterol by 5.6 percent and LDL cholesterol by 8.6 percent; concentrations were unchanged in the cellulose group.

When 15 g / d of citrus pectin was provided in metabolically controlled diets for 3 weeks, plasma cholesterol concentrations were reduced by 13 percent and fecal fat excretion increased by 44 percent; however, plasma triacylglycerol concentrations did not change (Kay and Truswell, 1977).