Sentences with phrase «protect against atherosclerosis»

While low HDL levels can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, particular in obese or insulin resistant individuals, improved HDL cholesterol levels protect against atherosclerosis by removing excess cholesterol from arterial cells.

A study published in the British Journal of Nutrition suggests that diets high in rice protein can help protect against atherosclerosis by increasing blood levels of nitric oxide.

The average banana contains 467 milligrams of potassium and only 1 milligram of sodium, which can protect against atherosclerosis.

Because regulatory T cells reduce inflammation in lab animals, cardiologist Ziad Mallat at the French National Institute of Health in Paris and his colleagues theorized that regulatory T cells are trying to protect against atherosclerosis.

That boosts prostacyclin and protects against atherosclerosis, says FitzGerald.

Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn Jr., (of heart disease reversal fame) sites research that high HDL efflux capacity protects against atherosclerosis and that HDL blood levels are NOT indicative of HDL's efflux capacity.

B12 lowers homocysteine and protects against atherosclerosis.

Not exact matches

Even though our human ancestors lived far different lives than we do, their environments and lifestyles were not protecting them against the development of atherosclerosis.»

«Rethinking how HDL protects against coronary heart disease: Small and medium sized HDL particles were more closely associated than HDL - C with protection against coronary atherosclerosis.»

We recently wrote an exhaustive article about about the incredible cholesterol reducing power of amla (Indian gooseberries), showing how 1 - 3 grams per day is effective at protecting against fatty liver, and reducing cholesterol, triglycerides, phospholipids, and LDL cholesterol levels, and reversing atherosclerosis.

Nuts promote your cardiovascular health by providing 257 mg of potassium and only 0.3 mg of sodium, making them an especially good choice to in protecting against high blood pressure and atherosclerosis.

This green veggie is said to help protect you against certain cancers, diabetes, atherosclerosis, heart attack and stroke (23).

This comes in the wake of over a decade worth of research showing that chocolate and / or cocoa lowers blood pressure, prevents or ameliorates endothelial dysfunction (a primary contributor to atherosclerosis), protects against coronary artery disease, reduces stroke risk, prevents cholesterol oxidation (which converts healthy lipoproteins into artherogenic ones), to name only 5 of 70 + potential health benefits associated with its regular consumption.