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What type of chemicals are used for lowering blood cholesterol?
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Magnesium chloride
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Cholesterol is a lipid?
The answer to your question, is cholesterol a lipid is YES. The term lipids describes an entire class of fats and fat-like substances in the blood. Cholesterol is a type of lipid. Where blood is watery lipids can be identified by their waxy or oily consistency. Cholesterol is a fat-like substance with a waxy consistency that is produced in the livers of humans and other animals. Lipids are fats, when a food is high in cholesterol it simply means that the food is high in a waxy substance. This waxy substance is classified as a lipid. Having to much of this waxy substance in the body can have serious health problems including heart disease. All cholesterol is a type of lipid but not all lipids are a type of cholesterol.
What type of lipid is used by the body to create hormones?
Cholesterol
Is cholesterol a type of cellulose?
No. Cholesterol is a steroid alcohol and cellulose is a polysaccharide (a complex sugar).
Is cholesterol a type of nucleic acid?
It is a lipid.A steroid.The most common steroid in the world.
What type of chemicals are responsible for ozone deplenation?
Various chemicals are responsible. CFC's are on of them.
How do statins improve cholesterol?
Statins are medications that lower blood pressure. They are able to block the action of a chemical in the liver that makes cholesterol. By lowering the cholesterol in the body, your blood pressure is lowered.
Quantitative determination of cholesterol in the blood?
TC ,or total serum cholesterol, is a quantitative analysis of cholesterol in the patients blood. The type of cholesterol is as important as the quantity of cholesterol.
What medication starts with the letter j?
Januvia treats type 2 diabetes. Juxtapid is a cholesterol lowering medication.
What type of fat lower blood cholesterol?
Unsaturated
What does not affect cholesterol levels heredity blood type eating low-fat foods or exercise?
Blood type does not affect cholesterol levels. Heredity, eating low-fat foods, and exercise all do affect cholesterol levels.
What is HDL cholesterol and how do you find how much you have?
HDL cholesterol refers to a certain type of cholesterol found in the blood. To have your HDL cholesterol checked, schedule an appointment with your doctor.
In what ways can drugs be used to treat a cardiovascular problem?
Most cardiovascular medications are aimed at managing hypertension (high blood pressure). Depending on the type of medication, it can target the kidneys (responsible for maintaining blood pressure through the renin-angiotensin system) or even cholesterol-lowering medications (some which prevent cholesterol from crossing the GI tract into the body, others which prevent cholesterol from re-forming once it has gotten across, others which cause cholesterol to be expelled from the body).
What type of fat stimulates the liver to produce more cholesterol which can lead to the depositing of cholesterol in the blood vessels?
Triglyceride
What type of fat simulates the liver to produce more cholesterol which can lead to the depositing of cholesterol in the blood vessels?
Animal
What type of fat increases blood cholesterol levels?
saturated fat
What type of food can a diabetic eat for lowering the cholesterol?
There are multiple options of foods and food groups to assist in lowering your cholesterol. Fish, walnuts, oatmeal, and oat bran only name a few, as well as Apples for their pectin, beans and rice. Ass well, portion control and reduction in trans-fats needs to accompany any attempts to reduce cholesterol.
How can I exercise can I do to lower my blood pressure?
Any type of low-impact cardio exercise can be helpful in lowering blood pressure and cholesterol. Low-impact exercises include walking, either indoors on a treadmill or outside, and circuit training involving lunges, knee and leg lifts, and marching in place.
