Sentences with phrase «serum total cholesterol»

Furthermore, hypercholesterolemic men who received 15 g / d of guar gum had significantly lower serum total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol con - centrations compared to the placebo controls after 6 weeks (Aro et al., 1984).

Smaller portions of oat bran or oat meal (60 g, dry measure) have been shown to decrease serum total cholesterol concentra - tions by approximately 8 to 11 percent (Bartram et al., 1992; Van Horn et al., 1986).

Consumption of 10.2 g / d of psyllium (n = 384) lowered serum total cholesterol by 4 percent and serum LDL cholesterol by 7 percent, relative to the cellulose control (n = 272).

After 21 days, oat bran signifi - cantly decreased serum total cholesterol concentration by 12.8 percent; however, there was no effect with wheat bran.

Resistant starch decreases serum total cholesterol and triacylglycerol concentrations in rats.

In a prospective, randomized, controlled trial with a low fat and a low fat plus high Dietary Fiber groups, the group consuming high Dietary Fiber exhibited a greater average reduction (13 percent) in serum total cholesterol concentration than the low fat (9 percent) and the usual diet (7 percent) groups (Anderson et al., 1992a).

The intake of 60 g / d of resistant maltodextrin was shown to reduce serum total cholesterol and triacylglycerol concentrations in type 2 diabetics as compared with type 2 diabetics or healthy adults who consumed 30 g / d of resistant maltodextrin (Ohkuma and Wakabayashi, 2001).

«Strong evidence indicates that dietary saturated fatty acids (SFA) are positively associated with intermediate markers and end - point health outcomes for two distinct metabolic pathways: 1) increased serum total cholesterol (TC) and LDL cholesterol (LDL - C) and increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and 2) increased markers of insulin resistance and increased risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D).

For some time, researchers sought answers on how to improve heart health by studying the relationship between serum total cholesterol levels and the risk of heart disease.

And the results proved that the serum total cholesterol levels had reduced by 23.3 %, disease had regressed in 43.7 % and progression was arrested in another 46.5 % of the patients.

The study found that dietary intake of saturated fatty acids is associated with a modest increase in serum total cholesterol — but not with cardiovascular disease.

«A single daily dose of soybean phytosterols in GROUND BEEF decreases serum total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol in young, mildly hypercholesterolemic men» http://www.ajcn.org/content/76/1/57.short

After further adjustment for systolic blood pressure, serum total cholesterol level and body mass index the hazard ratios were: 1.13, 1.45, 1.56 and 1.75, respectively.

In the Ex-diet group, serum total cholesterol (P < 0.001) and LDL - C (P < 0.001) were reduced after eight weeks, compared to the C - diet group.

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Both subject groups exhibited a lowering of serum total cholesterol and low - density - lipoprotein cholesterol10.

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Showed significantly greater improvements in serum levels of total cholesterol and low - density lipoprotein (LDL)-- the so - called «bad» cholesterol; and

Both tamoxifen and soya protein reduce levels of total serum cholesterol and the undesirable LDL cholesterol, which is closely linked to the risk of a heart attack.

Carefully analyzing studies and trials from 1957 to the present, investigators found that the whole diet approach, and specifically Mediterranean - style diets, are effective in preventing heart disease, even though they may not lower total serum or LDL cholesterol.

My current labs are as follows: T, Serum 37 ng / dL (was as high as 62) T Free 4.4 pg / ml (high) DHEAS 246.7 ug / dL (was as high as 473.4) TSH 2.53 uIU / mL T4 Free 1.13 Prolactin 7.6 ng / mL (was as high as 40.5) Previous glucose test run around 99 - 100 A1C runs around 5.4 - 5.5 Total cholesterol runs around 245

They found that not only did the subjects lose weight (mean loss of 15.4 kg) but their total serum cholesterol decreased from 162 to 121 mg / dL.

(15) Studies Cast Doubts The J - Lit study actually showed higher mortality at the lowest serum cholesterol (both total and LDL - C), a paradox called the J - Shaped Curve.

My total serum cholesterol levels were 99 mg / dl in 2012 and 119 mg / dl in 2013.

Both groups still saw a drop in total and LDL cholesterol levels over the course of the study.2 Choi, I. H., et al. «Kimchi, a fermented vegetable, improves serum lipid profiles in healthy young adults: randomized clinical... continue

«All fats raise serum cholesterol; Nearly half of total fat comes from vegetable fats and oils; No difference between animal and vegetable fats in effect on CHD (1953); Type of fat makes no difference; Need to reduce margarine and shortening (1956); All fats are comparable; Saturated fats raise and polyunsaturated fats lower serum cholesterol; Hydrogenated vegetable fats are the problem; Animal fats are the problem (1957 - 1959).»

Mean body weight fell by 9.0 kg [20 lb], waist circumference fell by 15 cm [6 inches], blood glucose (BG) control measured as HbA1c, fell by 10 mmol / mol or 19 %, liver function measured as serum glutamyl transferase (GGT) improved by 39 % and total cholesterol (TC) fell by 5 %.

Several other studies have reported that probiotic - containing yogurts significantly reduce total serum cholesterol and LDL cholesterol and improve the LDL: HDL cholesterol ratio (35, 36, 37).

Serum total and LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, total proteins, total bilirubin, iron, glucose, uric acid, creatinine, and liver enzymes such as alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, and γ - glutamyltransferase were measured by enzymatic - colorimetric methods.

The optimal range of total serum cholesterol is between 180 and 200 mg / dL.

In this same study, Keys reported «Serum cholesterol averages and CHD incidence rates were not found to be related to the percentage of calories provided by polyunsaturated fatty acids in the diet» (this quotation continued: «and were only slightly related to total fat calories.»)

When researchers tested blood lipids of 805 Yi Chinese, they found that buckwheat intake was associated with lower total serum cholesterol, lower low - density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL, the form linked to cardiovascular disease), and a high ratio of HDL (health - promoting cholesterol) to total cholesterol.

One study found dietary supplementation of freeze - dried strawberries to reduce total serum and LDL cholesterol and lipid peroxidation in adults with abdominal adiposity and elevated cholesterol.

It reduced total cholesterol, triglycerides, phospholipids, LDL, and VLDL cholesterol levels and increased HDL cholesterol in serum and tissues.

Visceral fat declined, diastolic blood pressure lowered, total serum cholesterol dropped and serum triglycerides decreased.

For example, 1, 3, or 6g of cinnamon per day reduces serum glucose, triglyceride, LDL - cholesterol, and total cholesterol decreases and glucose levels in Type 2 diabetics (27).

According the Journal of Medicinal Food, researchers from Kyoto, Japan chlorella intake resulted in noticeable reductions in body fat, fasting blood glucose levels, and total serum cholesterol.

Compared with the participants who consumed less than 10 % of calories from added sugar (same as in Q1), those who consumed above the thresholds of 10 % or 25 % of calories from added sugar were younger; more likely to be non-Hispanic black; less likely to be currently smoking; had lower levels of physical activity, total serum cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, HEI, American Heart Association healthy diet score, 44 and antihypertensive medication use; and had higher intake of sugar - sweetened beverages and prevalence of family history of CVD (Supplement [eTable 2]-RRB-.

In addition, viscous Functional Fibers such as guar, pectin, and psyllium, have been tested in intervention trials and found to decrease serum total and low density lipo - protein (LDL) cholesterol concentration in most studies.

Reduction in serum cholesterol accounted for ≈ 50 % of the total reduction in CHD mortality».

Hypercholesterolemic individuals consuming 114 g / d of a psyllium - flake cereal for 6 weeks showed significantly lower serum total and LDL cholesterol concentrations than those consuming the same amount of wheat - bran flake cereal (Anderson et al., 1992b).

Systolic blood pressure and total serum cholesterol (milligrams per deciliter) were included as continuous variables.

Serum concentrations of total cholesterol, triacylglycerols, and LDL cholesterol did not change dur - ing this period; however, concentrations of HDL cholesterol decreased (Saku et al., 1991).

In the present study, the positive association between added sugar intake and CVD mortality remained significant after adjusting for the conventional CVD risk factors, such as blood pressure and total serum cholesterol.

When 12 g / d of pectin was taken with meals for 3 weeks, there was a mean decrease in total serum cholesterol concentration of 0.48 Â ± 0.18 mmol / L (Durrington et al., 1976).

For example, when type 2 diabetics were provided guar gum (21 g / d) for 3 months, the mean serum total and LDL cholesterol concentrations were significantly lower than controls (Aro et al., 1981).

In a similar metabolic ward study of 10 hypercholesterolemic men, oat bran and bean diets decreased both serum total and LDL cholesterol concentrations by 23 percent after 3 weeks on the test diets (Anderson et al., 1984a).

The model was adjusted for age, sex, race / ethnicity, educational attainment, smoking status, alcohol consumption, physical activity level, family history of cardiovascular disease, antihypertensive medication use, Healthy Eating Index score, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, total serum cholesterol, and total calories.

The different viscous fibers reduced serum total and LDL cholesterol concentrations by similar amounts.

Summary of the Intervention Trials Viscous Functional Fibers and foods sources of viscous Dietary Fiber reduce both total and LDL cholesterol concentrations, and may also reduce serum triglycerides.

When healthy, normolipidemic individuals were given glucose or 30 g / d of RS3 supplements for 3 weeks, there were no significant differences in fasting serum total, LDL, and HDL cholesterol concentrations or triacylglycerol concentrations (Heijnen et al., 1996).