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HDL cholesterol: How to boost your ‘good’ cholesterol by Karen Bastille Health Maven

Posted Sat 31 Jul 2010 12:08pm Mayo Clinic Staff Although your doctor may have told you to lower your total cholesterol, it’s important to raise your high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, which is known as the “good” cholesterol. It might sound like a mixed message, but reducing “bad” low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and increasing HDL cholesterol Read on »

20% of Teens Have High Cholesterol by Linda Posted Sat 23 Jan 2010 12:00am girls had unhealthy cholesterol levels. The researchers analyzed measurements of low-density lipoprotein, LDL, or bad cholesterol; high-density lipoprotein, the HDL or good, cholesterol; and triglycerides. LDL or bad cholesterol can clog arteries while good cholesterol carries away the bad cholesterol. The goal is for low LDL and triglycerides and high HDL Read on »

Fractionated lipoproteins by Mark Levin Posted Fri 31 Jul 2009 11:41am demonstrated an inverse relationship between levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and cardiovascular risk, indicating that HDL may have a protective role against cardiovascular... high-density lipoprotein cholesterol with reduction of cardiovascular risk: the role of nicotinic acid - a position paper developed by the European Consensus Panel on HDL-C. Cur Read on »

Home Remedies for High Cholesterol by A2Z Healthy Vegetarian Cuisine Posted Sat 09 Oct 2010 8:38am the cholesterol level as it increases the High Density Lipoproteins (HDL) and decreases the Low Density Lipoproteins (LDL). It also greatly reduces the lipids in the body. Take one clove... the triglycerides and increase the High Density Lipoproteins. Instead of taking vitamin B3 capsules, it is better to take a diet rich in it. You can increase the niacin intake by taking Read on »

Lipoprotein profile in limited systemic sclerosis. by Jan Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:56pm levels of risk were determined in accordance with the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP). Significantly lower levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (47.6... By Borba EF, Borges CT and Bonfá E. The objective of this study was to determine the lipoprotein profile of limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (LcSSc). Fasting lipids Read on »

Penn Study Shows New Measure Trumps HDL Levels in Protecting Against Heart Disease by Ed H. Doctor of Pharmacy

Posted Wed 12 Jan 2011 6:47pm The discovery that high levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (the “good cholesterol”) is associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease has fostered intensive research to modify HDL levels for therapeutic gain. However, recent findings have called into question the notion that pharmacologic increases in HDL cholesterol levels Read on »

Natural Health Remedies and Dealing With High Cholesterol by Doris C. Complimentary & Alternative Medicine

Posted Tue 13 Apr 2010 8:32pm of cholesterol. When you have your cholesterol levels checked, you are usually told the total cholesterol level. Total cholesterol level consists of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL). Low-density lipoprotein is also known as ‘bad cholesterol’ and this substance can be harmful to the human body Read on »

Ascorbic acid protects lipids in human plasma and low-density-lipoprotein against oxidative damage by Jan Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:56pm to these substances, ascorbic acid protected blood proteins and lipids, including low-density-lipoprotein (a lipid that carries cholesterol in the blood), from oxidative damage. However, when... Article Abstract: Free radicals are highly reactive atoms that have an unpaired electron. They are generated as a normal by product of many different chemical reactions Read on »

Increased susceptibility to oxidation of low-density lipoproteins isolated from patients with systemic sclerosis by Jan Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:56pm By K. Richard Bruckdorfer and Colleague Objective. To examine the resistance to oxidation of low-density lipoproteins (LDL) from patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc..., respectively), patients with primary RP, and healthy control subjects. The lipoproteins were assessed for their resistance to oxidation in the presence of cupric ions, using Read on »

Antibodies against oxidized low-density lipoproteins in systemic sclerosis by Jan Posted Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:56pm By A. L. Herrick and Colleague Objective. To investigate whether circulating concentrations of antibodies against oxidized low-density lipoproteins (LDL) are increased... in patients with both limited and diffuse cutaneous disease (geometric mean 0.35 and 0.39 optical density units respectively) compared with controls (0.28) (P=0.03 and P=0.01 Read on »