A research team at the University of Michigan found after three or more appointments with a registered dietitian 44.6 percent of the patients either reached cholesterol goals or reduced “bad” cholesterol by at least 15 percent.
The conclusions, published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, suggest that with dietitians to follow best evidence nutrition […]

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After analyzed data on more than 1,600 boys and girls, aged 4 to 18, scientists at St. George’s University of London, in Great Britain, concluded that reducing children’s salt intake may lower their consumption of sugar-sweetened soft drinks and reduce their risk of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and other health problems later in life.
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A recent study in the UK have found novel genes linked with ‘bad’ cholesterol, opening the way for new therapies to cure this important heart disease risk factor. This new finding has the power to lead to the development of new drugs to help lower cholesterol levels which in turn could help thousands of heart patients.
Experts said the […]

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The British and Australian researchers suggest that most people with diabetes should be considered for treatment with cholesterol-lowering statins. According to their findings, statins reduces the risk of major vascular events in a wide range of people with diabetes, regardless of age, sex and other clinical characteristics, and irrespective of whether they already had cardiovascular […]

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A study conducted at the Department of Statistics at Texas A&M University has concluded that the fat-like substance might actually be beneficial for the body.
In the study, the volunteers performed several exercises, including stretching, stationary bike riding and vigorous weight lifting for three days a week, and the total study session was for 12 weeks. […]

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A new research by the University of California -Los Angeles has revealed that high levels of triglycerides and the lipoprotein cholesterol increase the risk of atherosclerotic stroke, a type of ischemic stroke caused by a blockage of blood flow to the brain.
According to the researchers people with high triglycerides (fatty acids), and non-high density lipoprotein […]

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Researchers at Swedish pharmaceutical firm Karo Bio have developed a pill than can cut cholesterol by 40 percent within two weeks. The tablets are codenamed KB2115 and expected to be on market within three years.

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A new study at the UCLA School of Public Health has found that elementary schools can significantly increase the frequency consumption of fruit and vegetable among low-income students by providing a lunch salad bar.
The findings, published in the December issue of the international journal Public Health Nutrition, also revealed that students’ mean daily intake of […]

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Reporting in the Nov. 27 issue of the journal Neurology, a research team at the Albert Einstein Healthcare Network in Philadelphia suggests that low blood levels of high-density lipoprotein (”good”) cholesterol increase the risk of memory problems and greater disability after a stroke.
The study also concluded that high levels of an amino acid called homocysteine, […]

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A new study found blood pressure that’s well controlled the rest of the year climbs slowly and quietly in many people during the winter. It’s not just blood pressure that changes with the season:
- Cholesterol will rise a few points even for those who eat the same things they were eating in the middle of […]

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