High Cholesterol And Blood Pressure Tied To Memory Problems
High Cholesterol And Blood Pressure In Middle Age Tied To Early Memory Problems Middle-age men and women who have cardiovascular issues, such as high cholesterol and high blood pressure, may not only be at risk for heart disease, but for an increased risk of developing early cognitive and memory problems as well. That’s according to a study released... more
Soy Protein Lowers Non-HDL Cholesterol
Soy Protein Lowers Non-HDL Cholesterol Significantly More Than Milk Protein Soy protein’s ability to lower total and LDL (low-density lipoprotein or “the bad”) cholesterol has been extensively studied, but the mechanism whereby soy protein lowers cholesterol remains unresolved. A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology... more
Low “Good” Cholesterol May Raise Alzheimer’s Risk
A low level of high-density lipoproteins (HDL), commonly known as “good” cholesterol, may raise the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease say US researchers, who caution their findings still need to be confirmed by other studies. The researchers, from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, report their... more
High Dietary Fat, Cholesterol Linked To Increase Risk Of Prostate Cancer
Elevated fat and cholesterol levels found in a typical American-style diet plays an important role in the growth and spread of prostate cancer, say researchers at Thomas Jefferson University’s Kimmel Cancer Center. Their study, the first to show such an association, is published in the December issue of The American Journal of Pathology. It demonstrates... more
New Drug Significantly Raises Good Cholesterol, Cuts Bad Nearly In Half
An experimental drug more than doubles the level of good cholesterol and cuts the bad kind nearly in half without the blood pressure increase linked to another agent in its class, according to late-breaking clinical trial results presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2010. Determining the EFficacy and Tolerability of... more
Chronic High Cholesterol Diet Produces Brain Damage
Research from the Laboratory of Psychiatry and Experimental Alzheimers Research at the Medical University Innsbruck (Austria) demonstrated that chronic high fat cholesterol diet in rats exhibited pathologies similar to Alzheimer’s disease. The results were published in Molecular Cellular Neuroscience (45(4):408-417, 2010) with lead author Dr.... more
Better Cholesterol Drugs May Follow Researcher’s Breakthrough
Thanks to a discovery by a Saint Louis University researcher, scientists have identified an important microRNA that may allow us to better control cholesterol levels in blood. Led by Angel Baldán, Ph.D., assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Saint Louis University and published in a recent issue of Proceedings of the National... more
How To Lower LDL Cholesterol Effectively
First off, let me explain what LDL cholesterol actually is. LDL cholesterol is a type of lipoprotein which is commonly referred to as bad cholesterol, because high levels of it indicate a high risk of heart disease. Now that we know how serious it is, let’s look at how to lower LDL cholesterol. The biggest culprit of high cholesterol is undoubtedly... more
The Benefits Of Raising Your HDL Cholesterol
HDL cholesterol (high-density lipoprotein) is the so-called good cholesterol in the blood serum. It is responsible for carrying excess cholesterol away from the body tissues and arteries back to the liver. The liver combines cholesterol with lipoproteins for use in various physiological body functions and building of tissues. A lipoprotein is a combined... more
The HDL LDL Ratio – and Your Risk of Heart Disease
About the Ratio High Density Lipoprotein is a substance that carries cholesterol particles from your artery walls back through the bloodstream and into the liver where some of it is metabolized and some excreted from your body in the form of bile salts. Statistics show that when the ratio is favorable, your risk of heart problems is minimized, so it... more
