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| | Cholesterol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Having large numbers of large HDL particles correlates with better health outcomes. | | | The desirable LDL level is considered to be less than 100 mg/dl (2.6 mmol/L),although a newer target of <70 mg/dl can be considered in higher risk individuals based on some of the above mentioned trials. | | | However, as today's testing methods determine LDL ("bad") and HDL ("good") cholesterol separately, this simplistic view has become somewhat outdated. |
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| | Postgraduate Medicine: The emerging role of HDL cholesterol |
| | This study concluded that patients with low HDL cholesterol levels should be encouraged to engage in regular intense exercise because of its cardioprotective effects. | | | However, of the three families of medications discussed here, the statin drugs are the least effective for elevating HDL cholesterol levels (about 6% to 8%). | | | Cigarette smoking and HDL cholesterol: the Framingham Offspring Study. |
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| | Cholesterol, Other Lipids, and Lipoproteins |
| | HDL may even reduce the risk for hemorrhagic stroke, which is a less common stroke caused by bleeding in the brain and associated with low overall cholesterol levels. | | | Lowering LDL is the primary goal of cholesterol drug and lifestyle therapy. | | | Although most studies that prove that lowering cholesterol saves lives are done using drug therapy, the absolute mandate for improving cholesterol levels is to first make changes in life style (both diet and exercise). |
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| | Increase HDL Cholesterol Naturally! |
| | But in the past few years, researchers have identified that HDL acted as an independent factor and was also critical in the overall health of your heart. | | | According to Harvey Simon, MD of Harvard Medical School, a 6-point increase in HDL, which was achieved in the chromium trial, should reduce the risk of heart attack by about 20 percent. | | | Study finds nutrition counseling effective toward lowering cholesterol - A new study confirms the beneficial role of nutrition counselors as part of... |
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http://www.loweringcholesterol.net/show/raise-hdl-cholesterol
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| | High Cholesterol |
| | Cholesterol in its natural state is not only harmless, but beneficial. | | | Naturally there will be some LDL cholesterol left over circulating in your blood stream and your body knows the importance of LDL cholesterol so it tries to get the excess back where it can be stored in your liver for future needs. | | | LDL cholesterol is very important for your good health. |
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| | Cholesterol and Triglycerides |
| | Cholesterol is an essential substance in our body. | | | To lower cholesterol and triglycerides naturally without any medication, download the eBook Lower Cholesterol with Natural Heart Friendly Foods and Recipes | | | I found this site to be a major source of information for the ordianry person. |
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http://fatfreekitchen.com/cholesterol
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| | Lower Cholesterol without Drugs |
| | It is quite simply the most effective alternative to the dangerous, doctor prescribed, Statin cholesterol lowering drugs taken by over 12 million americans. | | | More and more it is being discovered that our teenagers and even preteens are walking around with this potentially life threatening condition! | | | Take a minute and read the warnings that accompany this medicine. |
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| | NHLBI, High Blood Cholesterol: What You Need to Know |
| | Cholesterol absorption inhibitorrs lower LDL and can be used alone or in combination with statin drugs. | | | Your doctor can help decide which type of drug is best for you. | | | For more information about lowering cholesterol and lowering your risk for heart disease, write to the NHLBI Health Information Center, P.O. Box 30105, Bethesda, MD, 20824-0105 or call 301-592-8573, or visit the Web sites listed below: |
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| | Cholesterol HDL LDL Triglycerides |
| | GOOD EFFECTS Lowers blood pressure Lowers "bad" LDL blood cholesterol and triglycerides; increases "good" HDL cholesterol Reduces chance of heart attack or stroke by helping prevent blood from clotting Acts as a mild antibiotic; can be applied to.. | | | Dear Doctor and Dietitian: Here is my lipid profile results: Total Cholesterol 226, Triglycerides 111, HDL Cholesterol 40, and LDL Cholesterol 160. | | | You're concerned about maintaining healthy blood cholesterol levels but a little confused about HDL, LDL and Triglycerides. |
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| | Blood cholesterol levels: what you should do |
| | Your doctor will see if you have other risk factors for heart disease and determine whether more tests (including a lipoprotein profile to find out your LDL-cholesterol) need to be done. | | | Your doctor will look at your other heart disease risk factors and decide what you need to do to lower your LDL-cholesterol level. | | | After your total cholesterol and HDL levels have been tested, here are some guidelines about what you should do. |
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http://www.lifeclinic.com/focus/cholesterol/about_it.asp
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| | HDL - The quiet cholesterol? |
| | Although not identifying a specific goal level for HDL-raising therapy, ATP-III does say, “
nondrug and drug therapies that raise HDL cholesterol levels and are part of management of other lipid and nonlipid risk factors should be encouraged.” | | | “Even the very first cholesterol management guidelines identified low HDL as a risk factor,” says Daniel J. Rader, MD, associate professor of medicine and pathology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. | | | The Framingham Heart Study described the effects of HDL cholesterol in 1977 and subsequently established low HDL-C levels as an independent predictor of coronary risk. |
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http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/index.php?newsid=6125
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| | MedlinePlus: Cholesterol |
| | Cholesterol Lowering Medicines (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) | | | Talk to Your Doctor--Be Part of Your Health Care Team (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) | | | HDL Cholesterol Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry) |
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cholesterol.html
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| | High cholesterol level (hypercholesterolaemia) |
| | The most effective medications for lowering cholesterol are the statins. | | | In some patients with inherited or familial high cholesterol, it is possible to see deposits of cholesterol in the skin, eyes and tendons. | | | Cholesterol is one of the body's fats (lipids). |
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http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/hypercholesterolemia.htm
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| | Fats & Cholesterol: Nutrition Source, Harvard School of Public Health |
| | Cholesterol in the bloodstream is what's most important. | | | While it is well known that high blood cholesterol levels are associated with an increased risk for heart disease, scientific studies have shown that there is only a weak relationship between the amount of cholesterol a person consumes and their blood cholesterol levels or risk for heart disease. | | | High-density lipoproteins (HDL) carry cholesterol from the blood back to the liver, which processes the cholesterol for elimination from the body. |
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http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/fats.html
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| | MEDICAL BIOLOGY: ON HDL CHOLESTEROL AND ATHEROSCLEROSIS |
| | 2) Although cholesterol synthesis and breakdown pathways are well defined, the pathway of dietary cholesterol absorption remains to be elucidated. | | | Epidemiologic studies have shown an inverse correlation between HDL cholesterol levels and the risk of cardiovascular disease.(1) Increasing the HDL cholesterol level by 1 mg may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease by 2 to 3 percent. | | | 2) HDL cholesterol is transported to the liver by two pathways. |
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http://scienceweek.com/2004/sc040709-6.htm
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| | Cholesterol: What the HDL/LDL Ratios Mean |
| | Total cholesterol in and of itself does not matter so much. | | | For cholesterol, levels of about 200 or less are generally not associated with much increased heart disease. | | | Higher cholesterol, LDL, triglycerides, and/or low HDL all are associated with increased risk of heart diseases in men. |
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http://www.estronaut.com/a/cholesterol_ratios.htm
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| | Reduce Cholesterol,Raise HDL Cholesterol,Cholesterol levels |
| | Blood Cholesterol is produced by our body for several purposes. | | | People with a high HDL levels have low incidence of heart disease. | | | In some people it is produced more than is required by the body. |
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http://www.pinnaclenature.com/cholesterol.html
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| | HOW TO RAISE GOOD HDL CHOLESTEROL |
| | A study at the University of Missouri shows that exercising regularly before eating high-fat meals raises HDL cholesterol considerably (2). | | | A study at Vanderbilt University showed that within just one week of quitting smoking, HDL levels increased by seven points. | | | Exercise stimulates the fat-clearing enzyme, lipoprotein lipase, which drops triglycerides to produce more HDL cholesterol. |
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http://www.drmirkin.com/heart/8756.html
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| | NEJM -- Effects of an Inhibitor of Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein on HDL Cholesterol |
| | however, there are no therapies that substantially raise HDL | | | A Randomized Trial of a Strategy for Increasing High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels: Effects on Progression of Coronary Heart Disease and Clinical Events. | | | Conclusions In subjects with low HDL cholesterol levels, CETP |
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http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/350/15/1505
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| | HDL Cholesterol: The Test |
| | HDL cholesterol should be measured when a person is healthy. | | | Cholesterol is temporarily low during acute illness, immediately following a heart attack, or during stress (like from surgery or an accident). | | | A desirable level of HDL is greater than 40 mg/dL (1.04 mmol/L) and is associated with average risk of heart disease. |
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http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/hdl/test.html
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| | What's the Difference Between LDL and HDL Cholesterol? |
| | Doctors need to treat high triglycerides in people who also have high LDL cholesterol levels. | | | (Low HDL cholesterol levels [less than 40 mg/dL] increase the risk for heart disease.) Medical experts think that HDL tends to carry cholesterol away from the arteries and back to the liver, where it's passed from the body. | | | Many people with heart disease also have high triglyceride levels. People with diabetes or who are obese are also likely to have high triglycerides. |
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| | HDL CHOLESTEROL |
| | Having low blood levels of the good HDL that prevents heart attacks is one of the strongest predictors of a person's susceptibility to suffer a heart attack, but only when a person is on a high-fat diet. | | | HDL cholesterol is good because it helps prevent heart attacks by carrying cholesterol from your bloodstream to your liver where it can be converted to bile and removed from your body/ before it can form plaques in arteries. | | | There are no studies on how low blood levels of HDL predict heart attacks in people eating low-fat diets. |
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: HDL |
| | Low HDL levels may indicate an increased risk of atherosclerotic heart disease. | | | More specifically, men are at particular risk if their HDL is below 37 mg/dL, and women, if their HDL is below 47 mg/dL. | | | The main function of HDL appears to be carrying excess cholesterol (and probably other phospholipids and proteins) to the liver for "re-packaging" or excretion in the bile. |
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| | Isolated Soy Protein Shown To Benefit Patients With Type 2 Diabetes; Enhances HDL Cholesterol Levels |
| | In this research, male military veterans who were undergoing treatment for the advanced stages of type 2 diabetes were able to significantly lower unwanted proteins in their urine while also slightly raising levels of HDL cholesterol - the so-called "good" cholesterol -- in their blood by eating soy protein. | | | Fascinating new research published in the Journal of Nutrition is showing that isolated soy protein demonstrates remarkable health benefits for people suffering from type 2 diabetes. | | | Isolated Soy Protein Shown To Benefit Patients With Type 2 Diabetes; Enhances HDL Cholesterol Levels |
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| | HDL Cholesterol: At a Glance |
| | As part of a regular exam with a cholesterol test or lipid profile; at least once every five years in adults | | | A blood sample drawn from a vein in the arm or from a fingerstick |
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