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Walnuts And Fish Protect Against Heart Disease In Different Ways, According To Newly Published Loma Linda University Research

... lower cholesterol more than fish, while fatty fish lower triglycerides. Both can reduce the overall risk of coronary heart disease. ... can cause meaningful decreases in blood cholesterol and triglycerides even in healthy individuals, says lead author Sujatha Rajaram, ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Apr 13 2009 - 6:05am - 0 attachments

Cherry Madness: Sweet Science Or Overripe Hype?

... diets had lower cholesterol levels and reduced amounts of triglycerides in the plasma. The addition of cherries to the animal diet also ...

Article - Erin Richards - Mar 9 2009 - 9:49pm - 0 attachments

Are All Diets The Same? No (And More Protein Is Still Better)

... diet had by far the bigger effect on lowering triglycerides, and that lasted as long as individuals remained on the diet, he said. "Of the two types of lipid problems, high triglycerides pose a greater risk for heart disease. Approximately twice as many people have high triglycerides, and people with this condition are approximately four times more ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 4 2009 - 12:21pm - 0 attachments

Statins May Prevent Miscarriages

Hospital for Special Surgery researchers writing in the Journal of Clinical Investigation say that statins may be able to prevent miscarriages in women who are suffering from pregnancy complications caused by antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), accord ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 10 2008 - 1:39pm - 0 attachments

Optimizing Diet - Low Carbohydrate Diet Burns More Excess Liver Fat Than Low Calorie Diet

... excess fat in the liver – primarily a form of fat called triglycerides – can result in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD. The ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 20 2009 - 10:58am - 0 attachments

Population Study Finds Genetic Variants For 9 Metabolic Traits

... were typed to uncover variants associated with levels of triglycerides, high density lipoprotein, low density lipoprotein, glucose, ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 7 2008 - 1:30pm - 0 attachments

Don't Bet Your Heart On Apples Or Pears - Think About Liver Fat Instead

... the bloodstream that were, in turn, linked to elevated triglycerides and to insulin resistance, a key precursor to type 2 diabetes. ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 6 2008 - 11:09am - 0 attachments

In Rats, Fatty Diet During Pregnancy Hard Wires Brains Of Obese Offspring

... animals by Leibowitz and others has shown that circulating triglycerides stimulate brain chemicals known as orexigenic peptides, which in ... the same two week period. They also had higher levels of triglycerides in the blood at birth and as adults and greater production of ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 11 2008 - 11:13pm - 0 attachments

Blood Screening To Predict Obesity?

... of who that are more susceptible for becoming obese. Triglycerides are among the most common lipids found in the body and ... fat. Both produced by the body and absorbed from foods, triglycerides are used mainly for energy. Calories ingested that are not used ...

Article - Ashley Cox - Nov 4 2008 - 11:36am - 0 attachments

Can This Blood Test Predict Obesity?

... children, who are at risk for becoming obese.  Triglycerides are a form of fat that is transported in the blood and stored in ... of the mechanism behind differences in the change in blood triglycerides.  "The differences in weight gain associated with high-fat ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 31 2008 - 9:28am - 0 attachments