Sentences with phrase «sterol diet»

One explanation is that the plant sterol diet increased formation of reactive oxygen species in the hippocampus, whereas the Fortasyn diet, which yielded the best results in the spatial memory task, tended to have an opposite effect.

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Fruits and vegetables are rich in antioxidants, plant sterols, phytochemicals, and potassium, which are all thought to reduce the risk of heart disease, an added benefit of a plant - based diet!

So, yes, long - term daily intake of two grams of stanols can help reduce LDL cholesterol by an average of fifteen percent, but I don't consider stanol / sterol - fortified margarines and milks a necessity in a heart - healthy diet.

Add 2 grams of plant stanols and sterols to your daily diet Plant stanols and sterols are natural compounds found in vegetable oils, nuts, and seeds that compete with cholesterol for absorption into the bloodstream from the gastrointestinal tract and thus decrease the amount of cholesterol that makes it into your system.

Unfortunately, sterols are found in such low levels in plant - based foods that it's difficult to consume the amount needed to achieve noticeable results through diet alone.

In this study of 12 patients with elevated LDL cholesterol levels, a diet containing almonds and other nuts, plant sterols (also found in nuts), and soluble fiber (in high amounts in beans, oats, pears) reduced blood levels of all LDL fractions including small dense LDL (the type that most increases risk for cardiovascular disease) with near maximal reductions seen after only 2 weeks.

Foods with Plant Sterols and Stanols - Exercise is useless without observing the proper diet.

Due to my vegan diet I am concerned about taking products with plant sterols (low cholesterol concerns) and I don't respond well to adaptogenic herbs or glandulars.

Several clinical trials have reported that diets that incorporate avocado may help lower levels of L.D.L., or «bad,» cholesterol, because the fruit contains plant sterols called phytosterols that compete with cholesterol for absorption in the intestines.

Eating a diet high in plant sterols may reduce the incidence of heart disease.

In this study of 12 patients with elevated LDL cholesterol levels, a diet containing almonds and other nuts, plant sterols (also found in nuts), soy protein, and soluble fiber (in high amounts in beans, oats, pears) reduced blood levels of all LDL fractions including small dense LDL (the type that most increases risk for cardiovascular disease) with near maximal reductions seen after only 2 weeks.

Some other ways of reducing hs - CRP: • exercise & weight loss and diets: • low in saturated fat • low in glycemic index • high in vegetable & fruit intake • high in plant sterols (nuts & seeds), soy protein, viscous fibers (eggplant, okra, oats, barley), and almonds • EPA & DHA • vitamin C

A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, which found that, as part of a diet rich in heart healthy foods such as soy, viscous fiber and plant sterols, almonds can reduce cholesterol levels as much as first generation statin drugs.

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.

«Results: In study A, the dry weight of the ileostomy effluents and the ileal excretion of energy, iron, and chenodeoxycholic acid, but not total sterols, were higher after the addition of RBF than of CBF to the diet.

Tocotrienols, plant sterols and the right diet plus exercise are more effective and far safer.