include your cholesterol‚ weight‚ and the fact that you are prediabetic. I would like to begin by explaining that contrary to what you heard on Dr. Oz‚ there is no such thing as lousy cholesterol. However‚ the levels of your total cholesterol along with the levels of its individual components have significant effects on your overall health. Relative to table 10.9 of the HSC 3211 textbook‚ your total cholesterol is borderline high. Furthermore‚ your LDL‚ often referred to as bad cholesterol‚ when calculated
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Globalization. Global Envision. Retrieved from http://www.globalenvision.org/. Dolmas‚ J. (2004‚ September/October). Globalization: Myths and Realities. Federal Reserve Bank of Dellas‚ 13-14. Johnson‚ H. S.‚ & Ridlen‚ S. F. (2013). Eggs and Cholesterol. Retrieved from University of Illinois Extensions website: http://urbanext.illinois.edu/eggs/. Saupe‚ S.G. (2005). What is Pseudoscience? Biology Department‚ St. John’s University‚ Collegeville‚ MN 56321.
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a. SATURATED FATS FROM NONSATURATED FATS An unsaturated fat is a fat or fatty acid in which there is at least one double bond within the fatty acid chain. A fat molecule is monounsaturated if it contains one double bond‚ and polyunsaturated if it contains more than one double bond. Where double bonds are formed‚ hydrogen atoms are eliminated. Thus‚ asaturated fat has no double bonds‚ has the maximum number of hydrogens bonded to the carbons‚ and therefore is "saturated" with hydrogen atoms. In cellularmetabolism
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increased usage in reduction of cholesterol on the blood and as treatment measure of choice. The Chemical Structure and Functional Groups of Simvastatin The Mode of Action of the Drug Simvastatin belongs to a class of drugs referred us statins which are 3-hydroxy-3-3methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors. These drugs functions to reduce cholesterol production in the body. Also‚ they minimize the amount of triglycerides and cholesterol moving in the body (Gelissen and
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that cause malnutritional disorders such as starvation or obesity. The media have over-sensitized the importance of cholesterol in the diet as having negative consequences. Cholesterol is ingested as animal fat rich in saturated fatty acids‚ however‚ our
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Nearly all my patients have currently got a healthy cholesterol and what’s more‚ we have lost far fewer people to strokes and heart disease”. Recent discovery by other scientists have found out that this drug was first mentioned thirty years ago‚ by a man named Kilmer McCully. He was a young researcher at Harvard University
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uptake. Chromium chloride and chromium nicotinate had no effect. Chromium supplementation to diets of pigs has been shown to increase the percentage of muscle by 7% and longissimus dorsi muscle area by 18%‚ while reducing 10th rib fat 20% and serum cholesterol 19% (Page et al. 1993) when fed from 30 kg body weight until slaughter at 100 kg. Chromium response was specific for CrP. Other forms tested‚ including chromium chloride‚ were without effect. Similarly‚ porcine somatotropin (pST) markedly improves
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** Cholesterol is the best known of the sterols. It is found only in animal foods and it is also manufactured by the body. ** Cholesterol is also the precursor( foundation) for the steroid hormones ( including cortisol‚ and aldosterone.) ** Cholesterol is a part of every cell in the body. ** The main dietary factor associated with elevated blood cholesterol levels are a high saturated and trans fat intake. ** The recommended daily dietary maximum for a cholesterol intake is
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Living in the Shadow of Heart Disease In the United States‚ every year more than 1 million Americans suffer from a heart attack. This number although it may not seem like a lot‚ is indeed quite high. Heart disease is a major killer that can in fact be controlled. If more people would watch what they eat‚ do simple exercises‚ and restrict physically damaging activities‚ such as smoking‚ they could lower their risk of a heart attack or heart disease. Many people do things that short term‚ have little
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simvastatin oral Uses *Simvastatin is used to help lower "bad" cholesterol and fats (such as LDL‚ triglycerides) and raise "good" cholesterol (HDL) in the blood. * It works by reducing the amount of cholesterol made by the liver. Lowering "bad" cholesterol and triglycerides and raising "good" cholesterol decreases the risk of heart disease and helps prevent strokes and heart attacks. How to use simvastatin oral * Take this medication by mouth with or without food as directed by your doctor‚
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