Cholesterol Level
what to do to lower Cholesterol level in blood?
i’m 18 and i’ve just been diagnosed with hypercholesterolemia (familial), what can i do to control my cholesterol level beside regular exercise or taking drugs (statins)? what type of food should i avoid? and what type of food is proven to reduce LDL or maybe increase HDL?
First off, it’s good that your taking an initiave to be proactive in your health. There are many ways to reduce Cholesterol Levels as far as eating and lifestyle changes. To begin with, getting your blood lipid levels monitored regularly is important, maintaining an optimum weight, implementing a excercise plan and reducing dietary saturated fats and cholesterols (no more than 300 mg/day) and increasing soluable fiber in the diet such as oat bran, apples, grapefruit, and broccoli, and of course elimaniting tobacco use (if you smoke). The use of plant sterols and stanols has been shown to reduce blood cholesterol levels by actually excreting the cholesterol from the body and decreasing LDL’s. Plant sterols can be found in wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, nuts, and olive oil. Commercially, stanols and sterols can be found in foods fortified with Reducol, salad dressings, certain cereals and even some fruit juices. Statins are the first line of defense drugs in hypercholesterolemia and after that of course your bile acid resins such as questran and nicotinic acids would follow that (niacin) but with the niacin much higher doses are needed to produce its antilipidemic effects (with these much higher doses you get the flushing, nausea, and diarrhea etc.. not very fun side effects that is expected with niacin and so therefore is used as a 3rd line of treatement). Regularly niacin is given 25/mg per day but for Lowering Cholesterol the usual dose is 2-3 g/day. Also if you are diabetic niacin would not be a good option as it can raise blood glucose levels. Fourth line of defense are your fibric acid agents such as tricor, vytorin etc. So there are many options available to you as far as medications as the above mentioned foods can help you on your path to higher HDL’s and lower bad guys. Good luck and cheers.
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Super Size Me $7.00 Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock makes himself a test subject in this documentary about the commercial food industry. After eating a diet of McDonald’s fast food three times a day for a month straight Spurlock proves the physical and mental effects of consuming fast food. Spurlock also provides a look at the food culture in America through it’s schools corporations and politics. “Super Size M… |
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First Check Home Cholesterol Test 1 Test Kit $10.08 INDICATIONS: First Check Home Cholesterol 1 Test Features: One single use test. Test your cholesterol in the comfort of your own home. Easy to use. Reliable. Rapid Results. FDA Cleared…. |
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Cholesterol Down: Ten Simple Steps to Lower Your Cholesterol in Four Weeks–Without Prescription Drugs $7.53 Take Control of Your Cholesterol— Without DrugsIf you are one of the nearly 100 million Americans struggling with high cholesterol, then Dr. Janet Brill offers you a revolutionary new plan for taking control of your health—without the risks of statin drugs. With Dr. Brill’s breakthrough Cholesterol Down Plan, you simply add nine “miracle foods” to your regular diet and thirty minutes of … |
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Healthiest You Ever (Paperback) $11.04 Good health means making good choices every day–and with this book, you can get fit and happy, one choice at a time. With daily advice and tried-and-true tactics for every aspect of health, you`ll reach your optimum level of well being–from head to t… |
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The Engine 2 Diet (Paperback) $10.69 A professional triathlete-turned-firefighter shares a diet he devised for fellow firefighters to help them lose weight and lower their cholesterol levels, an eating regimen that transitions participants to a mostly vegetable diet also consisting of who… |
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Natrol Gugulipid 500 mg Supplements (Pack of 2 100-count Bottles ) $26.99 Gugulipid has standardized extract of guggul, used for centuries in traditional Ayuryedic medicineStudies suggest guggul may enhance heart health Supplement helps maintain cholesterol levels that are already within normal range |
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101 Ways to Lower Your Cholesterol (Paperback) $9.85 Shares dozens of strategies for reducing, managing and maintaining cholesterol levels, counseling readers on everything from the risks of artery blockage to creating a sound diet and exercise plan. Original. |
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The Great Cholesterol Con (Paperback) $10.74 Statins are the so-called “wonder drugs” widely prescribed to lower blood cholesterol levels that claim to offer unparalleled protection against heart disease. Many experts claim that they are completely safe and tha… |
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The F-factor Diet (Paperback) $13.84 Citing the role of fiber in the establishment of a permanent healthy diet and weight-loss goals, a top nutritionist provides more than seventy-five recipes and definitive guidelines designed to help readers bolster energy levels, lower cholesterol, and… |
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50 Ways to Lower Your Cholesterol $11.62 Because diet, weight, exercise, and genetics determine cholesterol levels, the treatment of a cholesterol disorder requires a |
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The Heart Manual (Paperback) $11.45 A Mount Sinai Hospital Cardiovascular Institute director outlines straightforward advice on living a healthier and more qualitative life, addressing common heart-related health issues from weight control and cholesterol levels to physical activity and … |
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Medical Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery (Paperback) $233.69 Modern medicine generates, almost daily, huge amounts of heterogeneous data. For example, medical data may contain SPECT images, signals like ECG, clinical information like temperature, cholesterol levels, etc., as well as the physician`s interpretatio… |
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The Heart Revolution $11.08 A safe, effective, and revolutionary program for lowering homocysteine levels and cutting your risk of heart diseaseIn this groundbreaking book, Dr. Kilmer S. McCully explains what is really behind the epidemic of heart d |
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Every Heart Attack Is Preventable $14.78 Challenging conventional medical wisdom, the author argues that a high blood cholesterol level is just one of 20 major risk factors that contribute to heart disease, and claims that every heart attack can be prevented. Dr. Mogadam sets out to debu… |
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The New 8-Week Cholesterol Cure (Paperback) $10.87 The groundbreaking cholesterol-lowering program . . . now even more effective! Robert Kowalski`s personal story is legendary. By the age of forty-one, he had suffered a heart attack and had undergone two coronar… |
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A hedonic, hedonic metric and discrete approach to estimating demand for fluid milk products using micro level data. $49.99 This study analyzes the market for functionally enhanced milk products. The models in each paper are tested using the AC Nielsen retail milk market demand data. The continuous product attributes that characterize each milk type are derived from USDA Nutritional Nutrient Database.;The first paper investigates the factors affecting the demand for soymilk products in the dairy market based on a two-stage hedonic model. In the first stage, the relationship between the prices of dairy products and the attributes of these products are exploited to derive the marginal implicit attribute prices. In the second stage, these marginal prices are used along with the information on households’ demographic background to explain the demand for product attributes. Our results indicate that although the soymilk attribute has a negative value itself, since soymilk is lactose/cholesterol free (LFCF) and mostly organic, it has a higher price premium than other milk types. Moreover, as the negative value of soymilk attribute diminishes, consumers purchase more soymilk. Among the demographic variables, presence of children, education level and age of the household have significantly positive impact on soymilk demand.;In the second paper, we introduced the concept of Hedonic Metric (HM) approach as an approximation method to estimate the price elasticities in classical traditional models. In these models, the number of estimated parameters increases exponentially with the number of variables included in the model. One method suggested by Pinske, Slade, and Brett (2002) suggests using spatial distances as a neoclassical approach to estimate the elasticities. Rojas and Peterson (2008) applied the Distance Metric (DM) method to the beer market using different combinations of distances. Although their method is insightful, the choice of distances is ambiguous and depends on prior judgments about data and trial/error methodology. Hedonic Metric (HM) method applied in this paper is practical |
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A hedonic, hedonic metric and discrete approach to estimating demand for fluid milk products using micro level data. $49.99 This study analyzes the market for functionally enhanced milk products. The models in each paper are tested using the AC Nielsen retail milk market demand data. The continuous product attributes that characterize each milk type are derived from USDA Nutritional Nutrient Database.;The first paper investigates the factors affecting the demand for soymilk products in the dairy market based on a two-stage hedonic model. In the first stage, the relationship between the prices of dairy products and the attributes of these products are exploited to derive the marginal implicit attribute prices. In the second stage, these marginal prices are used along with the information on households’ demographic background to explain the demand for product attributes. Our results indicate that although the soymilk attribute has a negative value itself, since soymilk is lactose/cholesterol free (LFCF) and mostly organic, it has a higher price premium than other milk types. Moreover, as the negative value of soymilk attribute diminishes, consumers purchase more soymilk. Among the demographic variables, presence of children, education level and age of the household have significantly positive impact on soymilk demand.;In the second paper, we introduced the concept of Hedonic Metric (HM) approach as an approximation method to estimate the price elasticities in classical traditional models. In these models, the number of estimated parameters increases exponentially with the number of variables included in the model. One method suggested by Pinske, Slade, and Brett (2002) suggests using spatial distances as a neoclassical approach to estimate the elasticities. Rojas and Peterson (2008) applied the Distance Metric (DM) method to the beer market using different combinations of distances. Although their method is insightful, the choice of distances is ambiguous and depends on prior judgments about data and trial/error methodology. Hedonic Metric (HM) method applied in this paper is practical |
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Assessment of an exercise program on population with chronic medical conditions. $49.99 The purpose of this study was to experimentally evaluate the effectiveness of a 4 month exercise program designed for population with chronic medical conditions. Eighteen subjects volunteered to participate in the study. Ten subjects participated as experimental group and eight as control group. Subject’s for this study were 45 years or older and had medical conditions like diabetes, hypertension, fibromyalgia, arthritis, and/or obesity.;All the subjects in the experimental group participated in a twice weekly, one hour exercise sessions. Data for the variables was collected at the beginning and at 4 months period in both experimental and control group. Data analyses included descriptive statistics (M, SD, range), correlated t-test, independent t-tests, Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney U tests. Significance level was P ≤ 0.05.;There was significant improvement in weight, BMI, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, V·O2 max, reaction time lower limbs, dynamic balance, time to lift 5 lb weight from the ground, time required to stand continuously for 3 times from the chair, time required to walk 10 feet at normal pace, time required to walk 10 feet at fast pace, POMA scores, and HRQOL self rated general health (P ≤ 0.05) in the experimental group. There was no significant change in cholesterol levels, reaction time of upper limbs, static balance, muscle strength, depression, number of days of physical illness, number of days of mental illness, activity limitation days, and balance confidence in the experimental group. Except for activity limitation days there was no significant change in any other variable in the control group.;It can be concluded that a 4 month exercise program for individuals with chronic medical conditions can improve weight, BMI, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, V·O2 max, reaction time lower limbs, dynamic balance, time to lift 5 lb weight from the ground, time required to stand continuously for 3 times from the chair, time to |
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Assessment of an exercise program on population with chronic medical conditions. $49.99 The purpose of this study was to experimentally evaluate the effectiveness of a 4 month exercise program designed for population with chronic medical conditions. Eighteen subjects volunteered to participate in the study. Ten subjects participated as experimental group and eight as control group. Subject’s for this study were 45 years or older and had medical conditions like diabetes, hypertension, fibromyalgia, arthritis, and/or obesity.;All the subjects in the experimental group participated in a twice weekly, one hour exercise sessions. Data for the variables was collected at the beginning and at 4 months period in both experimental and control group. Data analyses included descriptive statistics (M, SD, range), correlated t-test, independent t-tests, Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney U tests. Significance level was P ≤ 0.05.;There was significant improvement in weight, BMI, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, V·O2 max, reaction time lower limbs, dynamic balance, time to lift 5 lb weight from the ground, time required to stand continuously for 3 times from the chair, time required to walk 10 feet at normal pace, time required to walk 10 feet at fast pace, POMA scores, and HRQOL self rated general health (P ≤ 0.05) in the experimental group. There was no significant change in cholesterol levels, reaction time of upper limbs, static balance, muscle strength, depression, number of days of physical illness, number of days of mental illness, activity limitation days, and balance confidence in the experimental group. Except for activity limitation days there was no significant change in any other variable in the control group.;It can be concluded that a 4 month exercise program for individuals with chronic medical conditions can improve weight, BMI, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, V·O2 max, reaction time lower limbs, dynamic balance, time to lift 5 lb weight from the ground, time required to stand continuously for 3 times from the chair, time to |
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Can quantitative family history scores from the Utah Health Family Tree administered to high school students identify parents at risk of developing coronary heart disease 17 years later? $49.99 The Utah Health Family Tree is an effective, low-cost survey for determining elevated family history scores that can identify whole families at risk for developing coronary heart disease (CHD). In the present study, I sought to determine whether elevated family history scores could identify individuals at risk for developing CHD.;A prospective cohort study design was used. A total of 28,069 Utah high school students and their parents completed Utah Health Family Tree surveys between 1983 and 1987, which were used to calculate the family history scores for each student’s mother and father. In brief, the parental family history scores were classified into low, high, and very high risk groups. When the Utah Health Family Tree was completed, individual parents with no evidence of CHD were selected from each family history score group to participate in the study.;After an average of 17 years of follow-up, 381 participants completed a telephone-based, CHD, health-related survey and contributed 5,646 person years of observation. Sixty-three incidents of CHD events were recorded, including 26 coronary artery bypass grafts, 17 nonfatal myocardial infarctions, 12 percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasties plus stents, and 8 fatal myocardial infarctions.;A significant trend was seen towards increasing CHD risk (chi2 = 6.55, p = 0.010), with an unadjusted relative risk of 1.00 in the low family history score group (n = 129), 1.66 in the high family history score group (n = 128), and 2.88 in the very high family history score group (n = 124). After adjusting for age, gender, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, alcohol consumption, regular exercise, body weight, family living environment, and education level, the very high family history score group was approximately 2.6 (95% confidence interval from 1.2 to 5.6) times as likely as the low family risk group to develop CHD.;It was concluded that a very high family history score (≥ 3.7) is |
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Can quantitative family history scores from the Utah Health Family Tree administered to high school students identify parents at risk of developing coronary heart disease 17 years later? $49.99 The Utah Health Family Tree is an effective, low-cost survey for determining elevated family history scores that can identify whole families at risk for developing coronary heart disease (CHD). In the present study, I sought to determine whether elevated family history scores could identify individuals at risk for developing CHD.;A prospective cohort study design was used. A total of 28,069 Utah high school students and their parents completed Utah Health Family Tree surveys between 1983 and 1987, which were used to calculate the family history scores for each student’s mother and father. In brief, the parental family history scores were classified into low, high, and very high risk groups. When the Utah Health Family Tree was completed, individual parents with no evidence of CHD were selected from each family history score group to participate in the study.;After an average of 17 years of follow-up, 381 participants completed a telephone-based, CHD, health-related survey and contributed 5,646 person years of observation. Sixty-three incidents of CHD events were recorded, including 26 coronary artery bypass grafts, 17 nonfatal myocardial infarctions, 12 percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasties plus stents, and 8 fatal myocardial infarctions.;A significant trend was seen towards increasing CHD risk (chi2 = 6.55, p = 0.010), with an unadjusted relative risk of 1.00 in the low family history score group (n = 129), 1.66 in the high family history score group (n = 128), and 2.88 in the very high family history score group (n = 124). After adjusting for age, gender, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, alcohol consumption, regular exercise, body weight, family living environment, and education level, the very high family history score group was approximately 2.6 (95% confidence interval from 1.2 to 5.6) times as likely as the low family risk group to develop CHD.;It was concluded that a very high family history score (≥ 3.7) is |
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Fenofibrate $43.04 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Fenofibrate is a drug of the fibrate class. Fenofibrate was discovered by Groupe Fournier SA, before it was acquired in 2005 by Solvay Pharmaceutical, a business unit owned by the Belgian corporation, Solvay S.A. It is mainly used to reduce cholesterol levels in patients at risk of cardiovascular disease. Like other fibrates, it reduces both low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) levels, as well as increasing high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels and reducing tryglycerides level. |
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Fit & Healthy Forever $29.95 Barrett has been asked many times throughout the years, “How long will it take me to get into shape?” Since each person is unique and many variables play a role in the process of getting into shape, Barrett touches on a partial list of factors that can affect the speed of progress, including consistency, intensity, proper diet, sleep, nutritional supplements, age, genetics, metabolism, gender, weight and lifestyle.Benefits of exercise and proper diet can enhance the overall quality of your life physically, mentally, and spiritually. Exercise and proper diet can assist you physically by helping to control weight, prevent obesity, reduce (bad) cholesterol levels, decrease blood sugar levels, slow the aging process, increase your energy level, help prevent heart disease, and aid rehabilitation after injury, operation, or illness. In addition, exercise and proper diet can assist you psychologically by helping to improve sleep, fight depression, reduce anxiety, relieve stress, increase self-esteem, enhance self-confidence, and much more.You are the pilot of your own ship; therefore, you will create your own destiny. Only you can choose to help yourself. Without goals, you are like a cork in the ocean floating wherever the tide wants to take you. |
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Fit & Healthy Forever $17.56 Barrett has been asked many times throughout the years, “How long will it take me to get into shape?” Since each person is unique and many variables play a role in the process of getting into shape, Barrett touches on a partial list of factors that can affect the speed of progress, including consistency, intensity, proper diet, sleep, nutritional supplements, age, genetics, metabolism, gender, weight and lifestyle.Benefits of exercise and proper diet can enhance the overall quality of your life physically, mentally, and spiritually. Exercise and proper diet can assist you physically by helping to control weight, prevent obesity, reduce (bad) cholesterol levels, decrease blood sugar levels, slow the aging process, increase your energy level, help prevent heart disease, and aid rehabilitation after injury, operation, or illness. In addition, exercise and proper diet can assist you psychologically by helping to improve sleep, fight depression, reduce anxiety, relieve stress, increase self-esteem, enhance self-confidence, and much more.You are the pilot of your own ship; therefore, you will create your own destiny. Only you can choose to help yourself. Without goals, you are like a cork in the ocean floating wherever the tide wants to take you. |
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Investigation into endocrine disruptors at the city of Oklahoma City’s selected wastewater treatment plants. $49.99 Scope and method of study. Oklahoma City’s three largest WWTPs were evaluated for potential vulnerability to EDCs and pharmaceutical pollutants in the influent wastewater streams. A list of candidates for screening was compiled based on potential for occurrence and analytical capability for testing the compounds of interest. Several of the compounds detected include: acetaminophen, caffeine, gemfibrozil (a cholesterol regulator), triclosan (antibacterial agent), sulfamethoxazole (a sulfa-based antibiotic), carbamazepine (anti-anxiety mood stabilizer), progesterone (female hormone), iopromide (iodinated contrast media), trimethoprim (antibiotic), and 4-methylphenol (intermediate organic widely used in industrial processes). In addition to the list of compounds, information regarding common usage, industrial application, and selected chemical properties is provided.;Findings and conclusions. The data presented in this report represent a single sampling event, or snapshot, of WWTP water quality. The findings are from a single point in time and do not include influence from factors such as seasonal variation of flow in to the WWTP, changes in treatment (i.e. chlorination/dechlorination), and application of pesticides, fertilizers, etc. by both residential and agricultural users. Concentrations in the plant effluent imply the need for further work to more fully characterize seasonal variability. Few conclusions can be reliably formed without further testing, however, it is clear that some chemicals do appear to pass-through the treatment process at some level. More work needs to be performed to gain a better understanding of the potential impacts to Oklahoma City source waters and natural waters of the state. Although the City’s WWTPs do not discharge to any of the City’s drinking water sources, additional work should be conducted to determine potential impact from upstream activities on the North Canadian River. |
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Investigation into endocrine disruptors at the city of Oklahoma City’s selected wastewater treatment plants. $108 Scope and method of study. Oklahoma City’s three largest WWTPs were evaluated for potential vulnerability to EDCs and pharmaceutical pollutants in the influent wastewater streams. A list of candidates for screening was compiled based on potential for occurrence and analytical capability for testing the compounds of interest. Several of the compounds detected include: acetaminophen, caffeine, gemfibrozil (a cholesterol regulator), triclosan (antibacterial agent), sulfamethoxazole (a sulfa-based antibiotic), carbamazepine (anti-anxiety mood stabilizer), progesterone (female hormone), iopromide (iodinated contrast media), trimethoprim (antibiotic), and 4-methylphenol (intermediate organic widely used in industrial processes). In addition to the list of compounds, information regarding common usage, industrial application, and selected chemical properties is provided.;Findings and conclusions. The data presented in this report represent a single sampling event, or snapshot, of WWTP water quality. The findings are from a single point in time and do not include influence from factors such as seasonal variation of flow in to the WWTP, changes in treatment (i.e. chlorination/dechlorination), and application of pesticides, fertilizers, etc. by both residential and agricultural users. Concentrations in the plant effluent imply the need for further work to more fully characterize seasonal variability. Few conclusions can be reliably formed without further testing, however, it is clear that some chemicals do appear to pass-through the treatment process at some level. More work needs to be performed to gain a better understanding of the potential impacts to Oklahoma City source waters and natural waters of the state. Although the City’s WWTPs do not discharge to any of the City’s drinking water sources, additional work should be conducted to determine potential impact from upstream activities on the North Canadian River. |
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Multiple Analyses in Clinical Trials: Fundamentals for Investigators $89.13 One of the most challenging issues for clinical trial investigators, sponsors, and regulatory officials is the interpretation of experimental results that are composed of the results of multiple statistical analyses. These analyses may include the effect of therapy on multiple endpoints, the assessment of a subgroup analysis, and the evaluation of a dose-response relationship in complex mixtures. Multiple Analyses in Clinical Trials: Fundamentals for Clinical Investigators is an essentially nonmathematical discussion of the problems posed by the execution of multiple analyses in clinical trials. It concentrates on the rationale for the analyses, the difficulties posed by their interpretation, easily understood solutions, and useful problem sets. This text will help clinical investigators understand multiple analysis procedures and the key issues when designing their own work or reviewing the research of others. This book is written for advanced medical students, clinical investigators at all levels, research groups within the pharmaceutical industry, regulators at the local, state, and federal level, and biostatisticians. Only a basic background in health care and introductory statistics is required.Dr. Lemuel A. Moyé, M.D., Ph.D. is a physician and Professor of Biometry at the University of Texas School of Public Health. He has been Co-Principal Investigator of two multinational clinical trials examining the role of innovative therapy in post myocardial infarction survival (SAVE) and the use of cholesterol reducing agents in post myocardial infarction survival in patients with normal cholesterol levels (CARE). He has authored over one hundred articles in journals such as the Journal of the American Medical Association, the New England Journal of Medicine, Statistics in Medicine, and Controlled Clinical Trials. |
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Nutritional composition and hypocholesterolemic effect of Mushroom $61.99 Mushroom cultivation has been started recently in Bangladesh. People in Bangladesh are still not very aware of the nutritional and medicinal importance of mushrooms. In this study, the nutritional values of two species of mushrooms (Pleurotus sajor-caju and P. florida) have been determined. These mushrooms are rich in proteins and fibers, and contain a lower amount of lipid. They are also rich in mineral contents. The feeding of hypercholesterolemic rats with 5% powder of fruiting bodies of P. sajor-caju and P. florida reduced the plasma total cholesterol, triglyceride, LDL/HDL ratio level significantly. These properties may be due to several mechanisms, one of which is the increased cholesterol excretion through feces by mushroom feeding. Dietary mushroom P. florida also reduced lipid peroxidation in hypercholesterolemic rats, this data suggests that this mushroom might be an important antioxidant. This study revealed that P. sajor-caju and P. florida mushrooms are nutritionally valuable food items with high levels of protein and fiber. And mushrooms might be good nutrition source for heart patients and also for diabetic and cancer patients. |
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Oat Cuisine: Over Two Hundred Delicious Recipes to Help You Lower Your Cholesterol Level $1.99 Bobbie Hinman, Vonnie Crist (Illustrator),Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by Crown Publishing Group |
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Prevention Of Coronary Heart Disease $154.23 The Seven Countries Study was the first to establish credible data on incidence and death rates of CHD in contrasting cultures. The study documented population differences in average levels and distributions of coronary risk factors. It also demonstrated large differences in composition of the diet in otherwise similar, stable, rural agricultural or pastoral populations. Diet and cigarette smoking explained most of the differences in population CHD rates, while changes in serum cholesterol and blood pressure levels between entry and 25-year follow-up examinations explained much of the change in CHD death rates. Results of the Seven Countries Study were crucial to the concept of population causes, that is, the mass phenomena involved in the genesis of coronary heart disease, and which influence widespread individual and species susceptibility. Where environments are unfavourable one finds maximal exhibition of coronary risk and a heavy population disease burden. Where favourable, individual (genetic) susceptibility is attenuated. This concept developed from the Seven Countries study design that combined, for the first time, a population and an individual approach. The study was realised trough effective collaboration established among clinicians, epidemiologists and nutritionists from Europe, the U.S.A., and Japan. Implications: The Seven Countries Study has played a central role in the population strategy of heart disease prevention and health promotion, complementing traditional medical strategies. It contributed to the notion that major risk factors universally predict individual risk. Cultures as well as individuals were found to differ greatly in absolute risk of a coronary event at any level of single or combined risk factors, presumably due to different duration of risk exposure, different gene-environment interactions, and to factors not yet known. Intervention strategy is therefore best determined by absolute risk. Finally, the medical, public |
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STED microscopy as a tool in cell biology $111.99 This thesis reports on two applications of the STED (stimulated emission depletion) principle investigating alterations on the protein and lipid level. One hallmark of age-related neurodegenerative diseases is the abnormal post-translationally hyperphosphorylation of proteins. Here, the interplay of two main post-translational modifications of neurofilaments was investigated. The organization pattern of these modifications that were not resolvable by conventional light microscopy could finally be displayed with the about 10-times higher resolution of STED microscopy. Furthermore this technique allowed the detection of early alterations in these patterns in dependence of the provided glucose amount. Another effect occurring during aging is the change in the plasma membrane’s fluidity. This thesis reports on the investigation of the diffusion characteristics of different phospholipids using STED-FCS in living cells. It was shown that sphingolipids, in contrast to phosphoglycerolipids, were trapped on spatial scales below 30 nm, which could not be examined by confocal microscopy. Upon changing the endogenous cholesterol level this hindered diffusion could be reversibly abolished. |
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Smoking, Personality and Stress: Psychosocial Factors in the Prevention of Cancer and Coronary Heart Disease $1.99 It is often suggested that the incidence of cancer and coronary heart disease could be much reduced or even eliminated if only people would stop smoking cigarettes and eat fewer high-cholesterol foods. The evidence, however, shows that such views are simplistic and unrealistic and that, instead, cancer and CHD are the product of many risk factors acting synergistically. Psychosocial factors (stress, personality) are six times as predictive as smoking, cholesterol level or blood pressure and much more responsive to prophylactic treatment. This book admits that, while smoking is a risk factor for cancer and CHD, its effects have been exaggerated. A more realistic appraisal of a very complex chain of events incorporating many diverse factors is given, and appropriate action to prevent cancer and coronary heart disease is discussed. |
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Stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1: Transcriptional regulation by liver X receptor and its role in very low-density lipoprotein metabolism. $49.99 Stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) is the rate-limiting enzyme responsible for the biosynthesis of monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs). MUFAs are important substrates for the synthesis of various kinds of lipids that are essential to many key biological functions. Therefore, determining the regulation of SCD is critical to the understanding of its role in different biological pathways. SCD1 isoform is primarily regulated at the level of gene transcription by many transcription factors, and identification of certain transcription factors, such as sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1c (SREBP-1c), has implicated a role of SCD1 in lipid metabolism. Subsequent studies with SCD1 deficient (SCD1-/-) mice further demonstrated an important role for SCD1 in lipid metabolism. To further explore the role of SCD1 in lipid metabolism, transcriptional regulation of SCD1 gene by the nuclear receptor liver X receptor (LXR) was investigated. LXRs are important regulators of cholesterol and lipid homeostasis. Regulation of SCD1 gene by LXR was presumed to be primarily mediated by the master regulator of fatty acid synthesis SREBP-1c. However, here we demonstrated that SCD1 gene is also regulated by direct transcriptional activation by LXR through an LXR response element identified in the 5′ promoter region of SCD1 gene. SCD1-/- mice were then employed to study the effect of SCD1 deficiency on LXR agonist T0901317-induced accumulation of hepatic and plasma triglyceride. Upon T0901317-mediated LXR activation, SCD1-/- mice had reduced hepatic triglyceride accumulation and were markedly protected against plasma accumulation of triglyceride-rich very-low density lipoproteins (VLDLs). Further studies demonstrated that SCD1 deficiency did not reduce T0901317-induced secretion of large, triglyceride-rich VLDLs. However, SCD1 deficiency did modulate the MUFA and saturated fatty acid (SFA) content of the triglycerides packaged onto the VLDLs, resulting in the attenuation of the |
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The Ultimate Collection Of Tips For Bringing Down The Deadly Cholesterol: Health Tips For Diet, Lifestyle Changes, Medication And Natural Remedies To Lower High Cholesterol To A Safer Level In Just Weeks $3.99 K M S Publishing.com,NOOK Book (eBook), English-language edition,Pub by K M S Publishing.com |
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The Ultimate Collection of Tips for Bringing down the Deadly Cholesterol: Health Tips for Diet, Lifestyle Changes, Medication and Natural Remedies to Lower High Cholesterol to A Safer Level in Just Weeks $38.28 M. S. Publishing.com,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by CreateSpace |
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The role of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor and the liver X receptor in gene regulation and metabolic homeostasis. $49.99 The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a PAS domain transcriptional factor also known as the “dioxin receptor” or “xenobiotic receptor.” My thesis work has uncovered an endobiotic role for AhR in hepatic steatosis and other metabolic functions. Activation of AhR induced spontaneous hepatic steatosis, which is characterized by the accumulation of triglycerides. The steatotic effect of AhR was likely due to the combined upregulation of fatty acid translocase CD36/FAT, suppression of fatty acid oxidation, inhibition of hepatic export of triglycerides, and an increase in the mobilization of peripheral fat. Promoter analysis established CD36 as a novel transcriptional target of AhR. Moreover, the steatotic effect of an AhR agonist was inhibited in mice deficient of CD36. Results from this study may help to establish AhR and its target fatty acid translocase CD36 as attractive targets for intervention in fatty liver disease.;The liver X receptors (LXRs), both the alpha and beta isoforms, are nuclear receptors identified as sterol sensors that modulate cholesterol and lipid metabolism and homeostasis. In the second part of my thesis research, I report a novel LXR-mediated mechanism of androgen deprivation. Genetic or pharmacological activation of the liver X receptor (LXR) in vivo lowered androgenic activity by inducing the hydroxysteroid sulfotransferase 2A1 (SULT2A1), an enzyme essential for the metabolic deactivation of androgens. Activation of LXR also inhibited the expression of steroid sulfatase (STS) in the prostate, which may have helped to prevent the local conversion of sulfonated androgens back to active metabolites. At the physiological level, activation of LXR in mice inhibited androgen-dependent prostate regeneration in castrated mice. Treatment with LXR agonists inhibited androgen-dependent proliferation of prostate cancer cells in LXR- and SULT2A1-dependent manner. The ability of LXRs to regulate androgen metabolism makes them novel therapeutic targets for |
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Vascular Endothelium Dysfunction New Paradigms $81.99 This book consists of fundamentals of Vascular Endothelium Dysfunction and role of insulin in prevention of vascular dysfunction either by increased homocysteine levels or high cholesterol level.It includes methods for inducing vascular dysfunction and protective role played by insulin via molecular basis of PI3K/AkT pathway.The organization of book is simple and text is divided into different contents.The results are discussed in the forms of graphs, tables and pictures. Endothelium dysfunction is mostly associated cardiovascular disorder, dementia, cerebrovascular diosoders. |
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