found two major problems in my diet. The first problem is that I have high cholesterol. My intake of cholesterol is high. The DRI is < 300 mg and my intake is 357 mg. The percentage for my cholesterol is 118.9%. I didn’t expect that my cholesterol will be this high. Having high cholesterol can cause major health problems. It can cause you to have heart problems. There can be a blockage in the arteries. It is when the cholesterol blocks the blood going to the brain and heart. When there is to much fat
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the production of cell membranes and hormones for maintaining vision and helping the immune system. They provided structure and support for the walls of the cells in our body. Cholesterol lipid is needed to produce steroid hormones in the body. Testosterone‚ progesterone‚ estrogen and Vitamin D are formed from cholesterol and maintain pregnancy‚ develop sex characteristics and regulate calcium levels. The EFAs are the good fats they are essential to human health but cannot be synthesized by the blood
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(HDL) do a valuable job in scavenging excess cholesterol from circulation and returning it to the liver for excretion. For this reason‚ HDL is often called the ‘good’ cholesterol. However‚ more recently‚ HDL has been found to have additional properties such as anti-inflammatory and antioxidant behaviour. More focus is being placed on increasing HDL‚ especially in cases where LDL (bad cholesterol) lowering has not been sufficiently effective. Cholesterol is an essential fat-li .ke substance (sterol)
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lipid-lowering agent that was studied extensively and widely prescribed in USA. There are two treatments conducted in the study‚ one is the low-fat‚ low-cholesterol diet and the other is low-fat‚ low-cholesterol diet but with the presence of Lovastatin. For the control intervention of the study a high-fat‚ high- cholesterol diet and high-fat‚ high- cholesterol diet with the presence of placebo. Placebo is an identical appearance to lovastatin; this was used to control the unbeneficial effect of the experiment
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ORNISH 10-11 QUESTIONS Chapter 10a: The reversal and prevention diets. 1. What are the characteristics of the reversal diet? (p.256) -low fat and no cholesterol -less than 10% of total calorie intake from fat (small amount of saturated) -Food high in saturated fat is excluded (avocadoes‚ seeds‚ nuts) -high fiber diet -alcohol limited to less than 2 oz daily -nonfat milk/yogurt allowed‚ all animal products and oils excluded -egg whites allowed -no caffeine‚ MSG‚ stimulants -salt/sugar
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Lipid-lowering Medicines Statin medicines reduce the blood cholesterol level. This helps to prevent heart disease‚ stroke and related diseases in people at increased risk. Most people are not troubled by side-effects. However‚ if you take a statin‚ tell a doctor if you develop unexplained muscle pain‚ tenderness or weakness (which may be due to a rare‚ but serious‚ side-effect). What are cholesterol‚ lipids and atheroma? Cholesterol is a type of fat (lipid) that is made in the liver‚ from fatty
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The gallbladder is responsible for storing bile that is made by the liver. When Cholesterol which is part of the broken down bile becomes logged in the bile ducts‚ this can create gallstones. There are different symptoms and treatments for gallstones‚ some which require surgery or medication. What are gallstones and how are they formed? According to WebMD (2009) it states that “Gallstones are made from cholesterol and other things found in the bile‚ when bile becomes to concentrate it forms thick
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Functional Health Pattern Assessment (FHP) Pattern of Health Perception and Health Management: How does the person describe current health? This is a 64 year old male with a history of hypertension‚ high cholesterol‚ and GERD. PC reports he is in good health and recently lost 20 pounds to help reduce is blood pressure and “get in better shape.” He walks an average of 2-3 miles‚ 5 days a week for exercise and plays gold 3 times a week. He feels he is in better health than he has been in the
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flavorful concentrate that can be used in a variety of dishes. Cholesterol is a soft‚ waxy type of fat or sterol produced by the liver for numerous metabolic functions. High Cholesterol levels have a long association with many diseases‚ particularly Cardiovascular Disease (CVD). High-cholesterol issues arise when LDL is high and HDL is low (Strandberg‚ T.‚ 1991). Blood Cholesterol level on the other hand is the amounts and forms of cholesterol that are present in the bloodstream ‚ usually measured after
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outside of the cell. The glycerol and phosphate heads are attracted to the watery fluid. STEROLS Most common sterol is cholesterol. Cholesterol is made in the body and comes from foods. Derived from both plants and animal contain sterols‚ animals contain significant amounts of cholesterol. Cholesterol is in dietary foods and blood. The good and bad cholesterol is found in blood only. The
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