Sentences with phrase «plaque in their arteries as»

A study last year found that obese children and teens have as much plaque in their arteries as a 45 - year - old adult, setting them up for heart disease and other serious health conditions much earlier than their parents.

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Nanoengineers can even carve out molecular gears and levers that act as microscopic machines; in theory, some materials could be self - repairing, and others could carry out tasks inside our bodies, like scraping plaque from artery walls.

Inflammation: The Omega - 3's in Flaxseed can help reduce inflammation associated with plaque buildup in the arteries and certain illnesses such as asthma and Parkinson's disease.

Though the UPR usually promotes healthy endoplasmic reticulum function, sustained UPR activation sometimes results in diseases such as atherosclerosis, the deposition of fatty plaques on artery walls, among other conditions.

«We are here to help them understand that prevention of cardiovascular disease is important and that the earlier we identify risk factors for cardiovascular disease or plaque in their arteries, the sooner we can work to reduce the risk of a major cardiovascular event, such as heart attack,» Ashen says.

Overall, nearly 20 percent of the men and 12 percent of the women who participated in the study developed or died from heart disease, a suite of conditions that includes stroke, coronary heart disease caused by the buildup of plaque in the heart's arteries, acute coronary syndromes such as heart attack, and other diseases.

Changes in blood flow pattern, such as from plaque build - up in the arteries, initiate a cascade of conflicting signals.

Doctors measure levels of triglycerides as a marker of heart disease risk, though whether these fats play a role in causing plaque to build up in arteries historically has been a matter of debate.

Our ancestors going back thousands of years show signs of atherosclerosis, as suggested by modern research using CT to detect evidence of calcium deposits associated with atherosclerotic plaques in the arteries of mummies as old as 5,000 years.

Leaders have said the Australian Synchrotron (AS) will push the boundaries of synchrotron science, allowing clinicians to image a single cancer cell in a woman's breast or plaques in the artery wall of a beating heart.

Coronary artery disease, or the buildup of plaque and blockages in the heart's arteries, is the most common cause of cardiac arrest, though it can also be caused by other forms of heart disease as well as some genetic diseases and other conditions.

The underlying cause of many heart attacks is atherosclerosis, defined as build - up of deposits, or plaques, of cholesterol, calcium, and other substances in arteries.

Studying mice and tissue samples from the arteries of patients, researchers atWashington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggest this accumulation is driven, at least in part, by processes similar to the plaque formation implicated in brain diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

Omega - 3 fats are an important type of polyunsaturated fat as they help to reduce the risk of heart disease, lower blood pressure, guard against plaque build - up in the arteries and aid in brain development.

And in perhaps one of the most eye - opening studies, researchers found that obese children have as much plaque in their neck arteries as middle - aged adults.

The criticism points out that, as people age, plaque accumulates in their arteries regardless of what they're eating.

As a longtime vegetarian (mostly vegan) with zero plaque in her arteries, and with the abundance of research showing that veg people have lower rates of heart disease, I think you're cherry - picking your research here.

I am now however slightly concerned about cholesterol with a ketogenic diet, although all the literature I have read tells me that as long as I do not have inflammation in my body and no lesions in my arteries that cholesterol will not Lodge itself and cause plaque buildup problems.

Another theory proven in the lab: Flavanols may also stabilize plaque in the arteries, making it less likely to dislodge or travel and cause a stroke or heart attack as a result.

Researchers suggest that the strong antioxidant flavonoid compounds found in apples — quercetin, epicatechin, epigallocatechin, kaempferol and other polysyllabic wonders — play a key role by preventing «bad» LDL cholesterol from oxidizing and triggering a series of events that result in the buildup of plaque in arteries, as well as inhibiting inflammation.

In men, as noted above, DHEA is a 5AR agonist, thus promoting conversion of testosterone to DHT, and has also been shown to exert anti-atherogenic effects; higher serum levels of DHEA - S correlate inversely with carotid artery intima - media thickness, plaque and blood flow volume.94

These humble fruits are packed with vitamins, minerals, polyphenols which act as an antioxidant, and pectin which helps cleanse the blood and prevent plaque build up in your arteries (1).

For many years atherosclerosis was seen as a kind of plumbing problem — that is, merely a matter of plaque building up in the walls of coronary arteries and clogging them.

Caused by plaque build - up in your coronary arteries and also known as atherosclerosis.

The most common type of heart disease, coronary artery disease, is related to a condition known as atherosclerosis, the accumulation of plaque in the arteries.

Cholesterol is a healing substance within the body (among many other important functions), and responds to arterial inflammation by getting deposited in combination with other substances, forming «plaque» as a healing agent on the artery lining.

As time goes on and scientists continue to learn more about heart disease, it has become quite clear over the recent years that inflammation within the body (NOT cholesterol levels) is what causes plaque build up in the arteries and eventual heart disease.

The stability of plaque is a major factor in the risk of heart attack, as rupture of a plaque and its subsequent occlusion of the artery may be the initiating event of a heart attack.

These plaques start out as minor injuries to the inner lining of the arteries, which allow lipids (apo - B lipids mainly found in LDL cholesterol) to enter those cells.

Another explanation is that inflammation in the mouth as a result of bacteria and plaque build - up may increase inflammation throughout the body, including the arteries, increasing the risk of heart disease and heart attack.

For example, an increase in oxidation can cause low - density lipoprotein (LDL), also known as «bad» cholesterol, to form plaque on the artery walls.»

Even children as young as 3 years old are showing signs of atherosclerosis (plaques in the arteries).

This MD in Australia talks about cholesterol and the fact that the way it is tested today is incomplete and does not tell the whole story when you just look at A1c, LDL, HDL, and Triglycerides, this diet raises your cholesterol but there is a small dense LDL that is not accepted by the liver for servicing but rejected and ends up in your arteries as plaque... and this is what needs to be included in a Lipid panel because this diet pre-diet shows a lipid panel that is not to bad but when you look at the SDLDL it is at 20 which is very high, and when on this diet for 6 or more weeks your lipid panel is higher but the SDLDL is 0 Zero... so your doctor flips out and yells at you but in fact you are much less prone to heart failure...