the presence of Lovastatin‚ which is more effective and efficient to the outpatients with hypercholesterolemia. Moreover‚ the hypothesis of the study is the NCEP Step 2 diet or the low-fat‚ low-cholesterol diet can reduce the mean levels of total and LDL cholesterol up to greater than 5 percentages. Meanwhile‚ their hypothesis on the basis of metabolic-ward studies are in the NCEP Step 2 diet or the low-fat‚ low-cholesterol diet will have an average reduction of about 50 mg per deciliter. The scientific
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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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Cholesterol comes in. What is Cholesterol? Cholesterol is a waxy‚ fat-like substance made in the liver and other cells. It’s also found in certain foods‚ such as dairy products‚ eggs‚ and meat. There are two different types of Cholesterol. There is LDL and
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Lipid Panels Case Study Subject #1 This fifty year old man that has no apparent health problems has a low ‘HDL’ of 30mg/dl. That’s not a good thing because he’ll be more likely to develop heart disease or have a heart attack/stroke. Anything over 60mg/dl is considered to be optimal. He is border line high for LDL’s of 160mg/dl‚ the ideal number is 100mg/dl or lower. That number tells me he is at greater risk to heart disease and/or heart attack. Better diet and exercise would help him tremendously
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for you- (saturated or unsaturated fats)? Unsaturated fats 21. What are the two sources of cholesterol? Your body; the food that you consume 22. What is bad cholesterol? LDL (low density lipoprotein) 23. What is good cholesterol? (high density lipoprotein) 24. What are the functions LDL and HDL‚ and what do they stand for? LDL(low density lipoprotein)-goes to cells‚ excess
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Treatment with serratiopeptidase (test) at doses of 10 mg/kg and 50 mg/kg p.o. showed significant (p < 0.05) decrease in TC‚ LDL-C‚ VLDL-C‚ TGL‚ AI and significant (p < 0.05) increase in HDL-C. Treatment with standard drug fenofibrate also prevented the elevation of TC‚ LDL-C‚ VLDL-C‚ TGL‚ AI significantly (p < 0.05) and increased the HDL-C
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Results FDA approval of Crestor was based a double-blind‚ placebo-controlled‚ dose-ranging study and a open-label study of 2‚240 subjects with type IIa and IIb hypercholesterolemia. Results demonstrated that Crestor reduced total-C‚ LDL-C‚ ApoB‚ nonHDL-C‚ and TG‚ and increases HDL-C‚ in patients with hypercholesterolemia and mixed dyslipidemia. Side Effects Adverse events associated with the use of Crestor may include (but are not limited to) the following: * * Pharyngitis * Headache * Diarrhea
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lipoproteins‚ which can be dissolved in the body. There are two types of lipoproteins; low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL). The LDL (referred to as “bad” cholesterol) transports cholesterol to the tissue and deposits it on the walls of the arteries. High levels of LDL have been associated with arthrosclerosis‚ which may lead to coronary artery disease. HDL (referred to as “good” cholesterol) removes cholesterol from the tissues and transports it to the liver to be released
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Energy is stored in the body mostly in the form of fat‚ which is needed in the diet to supply essential fatty acids‚ substances required for growth but not produced by the human body. Dietary fat is needed to carry the fat-soluble vitamins A‚ D‚ E‚ and K and to aid in their absorption from the intestine. Fats are a group of chemical compounds that contain fatty acids. There are three main types of fatty acids: saturated‚ monounsaturated and polyunsaturated. A saturated fatty acid has the maximum
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Atherosclerosis: The Silent Killer Atherosclerosis is one of a group of health problems that define coronary artery disease‚ oftentimes referred to as heart disease. Atherosclerosis is the leading cause of heart disease in the United States. The following is the definition provided by the American Heart Association: Atherosclerosis (ath"er-o-skleh-RO’sis) comes from the Greek words athero (meaning gruel or paste) and sclerosis (hardness). It’s the name of the process in which deposits of fatty
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