Sentences with phrase «to absorb cholesterol»

In simplest terms, cells lining the vessels absorb cholesterol (and other substances) from the blood, leading to the build - up of plaque.

Besides making cholesterol in their liver, dogs and cats also absorb cholesterol from their food and produce a bit in other body organs including their intestines.

Yet this same fungus holds the promise of developing a new class of drugs which can control the way the body absorbs cholesterol, and so minimise the risk of heart attacks caused by a narrowing of the arteries.

Nuts Crack open a walnut shell and you'll find plenty of plant sterols, compounds that help stop your gut from absorbing cholesterol.

If we have too much our intestines would stop absorbing the cholesterol we eat, our liver would start making less and it would excrete more via bile into our bowels.

It also contains beta glucans, which stimulate immunity and absorb cholesterol.

Along the way, it has the ability to absorb cholesterol and thus is an essential part of a heart healthy diet.

Dogs and cats with chronic pancreatitis often loose the ability to produce sufficient lipase to absorb cholesterol and other fats from their food.