Sentences with phrase «on blood pressure and cholesterol»

Dr. Susanna Larsson and Dr. Nicola Orsini of the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden wrote in the journal Stroke that omega - 3 fatty acids in fish might lower stroke risk through their positive effects on blood pressure and cholesterol.

I am on blood pressure and cholesterol meds, and slightly overweight according to their charts.

In this booklet, Dr. Lee talks about how heart disease in women is different, and explains why your diet does not necessarily affect your cholesterol level, why cholesterol drugs often don't reduce the risk of heart disease, and why you might not want to put too much weight on blood pressure and cholesterol numbers.

These results showed that the DASH diet — which emphasizes reduced salt, whole grains, fruits, vegetables, low - fat dairy products and reduced intake of red meats, sweets and saturated fats — had a marked positive improvement on blood pressure and cholesterol.

If you've been keeping an eye on your blood pressure and cholesterol levels, there's something else you might need to monitor: your triglycerides.

Not exact matches

Those who sign up for the voluntary program will be screened based on four indicators — cholesterol count, blood pressure, body - mass index and a nicotine - free lifestyle — and then be placed at the bronze, silver, gold or platinum discount level.

That's because, as a new study notes, meeting patients» basic social needs — including for heating, electricity, food access, and medicines — can actually have a significant effect on basic health indicators like blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

You often hear doctors tell you to «know your numbers» when it comes to your health; your cholesterol, your blood pressure, and so on.

«A little over two years ago my doctor had me on three different medications to try and control my high cholesterol, blood pressure and triglycerides.

And, focus on the other benefits of this diet (lower cholesterol, lower blood pressure, etc).

Between low blood pressure, reduced inflammation and normal cholesterol levels, chances are your heart is on a fast track to beating healthy.

Studies show that ALA may help protect the heart through its effect on blood pressure, cholesterol, and inflammation.

Physical inactivity, erratic eating hours and relying on junk food has disturbed the normal functioning of our body making the level of blood - glucose, cholesterol and blood pressure far exceeding the normal range.

Long - term consequences of breastfeeding on cholesterol, obesity, systolic blood pressure and type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta - analysis.

If you have PCOS, you may experience some or all of the following symptoms: acne, weight gain and / or difficulty losing weight, high cholesterol or high blood pressure, insulin resistance and circulatory problems, hair loss and / or increased body or facial hair, skin tags (on neck or armpits), irregular or absent periods, pelvic pain, depression / anxiety, sleep apnea, or difficulty conceiving.

During the follow - up assessment, participants reported on how long they had breastfed after each pregnancy and researchers measured the women's blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides, and the diameter and thickness of the carotid artery.

An excise tax on meat, eggs and dairy products will help put taxpayers suffering from high blood pressure, high cholesterol and other health problems on the road to recovery.

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).

Pooling both direct and indirect evidence on AET, RT and CT via meta - analysis demonstrated that CT was the most efficacious exercise intervention regarding its impact on HbA1c, fasting glucose, good cholesterol, blood fats, diastolic blood pressure and bodyweight.

This is despite the fact that the research shows that, by this age, high blood pressure is not a key contributory risk factor, and high cholesterol has little effect on stroke risk, overall, says Dr Byatt.

After accounting for age, coronary calcium score and cardiovascular risk factors including diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, women using hormone replacement therapy were overall 30 percent less likely to die than those not on hormone therapy.

Those whose parents made it to 85 scored higher on a variety of factors, including a combined measure of heart health called the Framingham risk score, which takes into account age, cholesterol, blood pressure, hypertension and cigarette smoking.

Medical guidelines recommend anyone with a heart disease risk factor should receive regular blood pressure and blood cholesterol checks, as well as counseling on smoking and heart - healthy lifestyle changes.

Charles DeCarli, director of the Alzheimer's Disease Center and an author of the study, said it is a wake - up call that, just as people can influence their late - life brain health by limiting vascular brain injury through controlling their blood pressure, the same is true of getting a handle on their serum cholesterol levels.

«Using the Public Health Index model, we found hypertension, physical inactivity, insufficient blood pressure screening, high cholesterol, smoking and binge drinking to be the leading burdens that have the highest impact on public health in Brazil,» Simoes said.

Researchers determined this «biological age» based on health indicators such as body mass index, blood pressure and cholesterol level.

Using a standard measure called the Framingham cardiovascular risk score, the Duke researchers estimated the «heart age» of their participants, based on blood pressure, cholesterol levels, blood sugar and smoking habits.

After adjusting the data for age, sex, race, education, smoking, alcohol use, blood pressure, diabetes, high blood pressure medication, cholesterol levels, statin use and body mass index, the researchers found that those people who met both the recommended activity levels and had vitamin D levels above 20 nanograms per milliliter experienced about a 23 percent less chance of having an adverse cardiovascular event than those people with poor physical activity who were deficient for vitamin D. On the other hand, people who had adequate exercise but were vitamin D deficient didn't have a reduced risk of an adverse event.

During the follow - up assessment, participants reported on how long they had breastfed after each pregnancy and researchers measured the women's blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides, and the diameter and thickness of the carotid artery.

Dr Nelson added: «We also examined whether the association we found between shorter height and higher risk of coronary heart disease could be explained by an effect of height on known risk factors for coronary heart disease like cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes etc..

Heijmans and his colleagues had collected an enormous amount of information on the blood pressure, cholesterol concentrations, and health histories of 977 elderly volunteers, but much of it hadn't yet been analyzed.

«Many obese patients are on medication for chronic conditions such as heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes,» says Chand.

Globorisk measures cardiovascular risk in individuals aged 40 or older by factoring in the person's smoking status, blood pressure, diabetes status, and total cholesterol level, whilst adjusting for the effects of sex and age on cardiovascular disease between countries.

The American Heart Association (AHA) defines «ideal cardiovascular health» based on four health behaviors (current smoking, body mass index, physical activity, and healthy diet and three health factors (total cholesterol, blood pressure), and fasting blood glucose level).

The Framingham score, she notes, determines how likely a person is to suffer fatal or nonfatal coronary heart disease within 10 years and calculates risk based on a summary score of such factors as age, sex, cholesterol levels, blood pressure, diabetes and smoking.

It's more important to focus on modifiable risk factors such as cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar, he said.

Another was that the study authors didn't have information on high blood pressure and high cholesterol — conditions that are linked to obesity.

Several months ago I sat in front of a nurse at my place of work after she received my report on my cholesterol, triglyceride levels and blood pressure.

Luckily, her patients suffered no immediate ill effects beyond their blood pressure and cholesterol levels rising, and their levels went back down when they were placed back on medication.

So cocoa increases blood supply to your heart, increases good cholesterol and lowers bad cholesterol, and it also has an impact on the arteries that carry blood through the body, which determine your blood pressure.

Healthy eating also keeps a lid on high blood pressure, high cholesterol and weight gain, too.

Up until now, there were some mixed opinions on the subject — some studies claimed coffee can improve your health and lower the risk of premature death while others claimed that coffee (caffeine) can be a negative factor for your health and can contribute to heart disease through negative effects on blood pressure, resting heart rate and cholesterol.

«My weight hit 274 pounds on my 5» 7» frame, my joints were aching from the statin drugs used to lower my cholesterol, I was winded walking up stairs, and I was taking blood pressure medicine that wasn't working all that well.

These benefits are widely acknowledged to have a multitude of healthy flow - on effects, including the ability to lower cholesterol levels, blood pressure and blood glucose levels, improve respiratory function and even reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.

The results of the study suggest that in order to lower metabolic syndrome, a group of risk factors which includes a large waistline and high blood pressure, it's more important to focus on diets which include nutrient - dense, fiber - rich, plant - based foods as opposed to place emphasis on the restriction of foods high in saturated fat or cholesterol.

Obesity as well as other risk factors linked to metabolic syndrome are also on the increase in younger people; over 70 % of teenagers in the study had 1 or more of the 5 metabolic syndrome risk factors, namely high blood levels of sugar and fat, high blood pressure, low good cholesterol levels and a large waistline (metabolic syndrome is classified as having 3 or more of the risk factors).

Fiber has a great beneficial impact on blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol levels.

A recent review on the impact of eating avocados for MS was just published and showed that avocados lower blood cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar, and may have other protective effects on the heart.

The committee used material from Diet for a Small Planet, along with research on vegetarian diets, to argue that a shift to plant - based protein could reduce intake of calories, cholesterol and saturated fat, as well as reduce blood pressure, risk of cancer, use of natural resources, and food costs.16 This message gave official sanction to the romantic notion that a plant - based diet could not only prevent chronic disease, but feed the hungry and save the planet.

Not only that, but stress can drive up our blood pressure and raise serum cholesterol levels, wreaking havoc on our arteries and increasing our risk of heart attack.