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It is a good idea to advise your family to be on the lookout for high cholesterol, since this can be a hereditary condition. However, there are no known symptoms. The best advice you can give you family members is to get a blood test at their annual physical exam. Here is a link on WebMd that confirms what I just said. http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/tc/high-cholesterol-symptoms
The Mediterranean, South Beach and TLC diets have been said to be effective at lowering cholesterol. These diets tend to be high in whole grains, vegetables, fruits and legumes.
Pork is considered to be unhealthy for several reasons. None of these reasons is provable by science or of concern with modern pork farming methods:In the past pork products were periodically the cause of trichinosis a disease causing digestive upsets and other symptoms. Modern farming methods have eliminated this problem.Pork is also "unhealthy" because of religious dietary restrictions form two parts of the Abrahamic faiths (Judaism and Islam). The reason for this is that their god told them it was so. This unclean nature of pork has no basis in science.Modern urban dwellers see pork as problematic because pigs are dirty (not true), pigs are fat (not true and modern pork is a lean meat, and besides dietary cholesterol is not a cause of body cholesterol levels) and because "everyone knows" pork is unhealthy.Some folk lore about pork indicates that it impedes the athletic ability of people that eat it. No proof of this existsIn areas of the world where cannibalism is practiced, people are referred to as "long pig". This association may have turned some Western pork eaters off
This is true. When General Mills said that Cheerios can lower your cholesterol by 4% in 6 weeks, the FDA said that this would make Cheerios an unapproved drug.
Cholesterol is measured through a test called a lipid panel or lipid profile. The test is measuring the milligrams of cholesterol per deciliter of blood. Total cholesterol below 200 mg per deciliter is considered in the normal range. 200-239 is considered borderline high, and 240 or higher is considered high.
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The claim on the box says that it can help lower cholesterol if easten regularly as a part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol. The study is not available to prove their statement and the bottom line is, if you eat a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, you will lower your cholesterol. Cheerios
Other than changing your diet and exercising, you can also try herbal extracts.Artichoke leaf extract and Milk Thistle (related plants) have been found to be effective in lowering high cholesterol. They also said to benefit people who have type 2 diabetes.Also these are said to have also been founfd to lower cholesterol:GuggulipidFenugreek seeds and leavesHoly Basil (Thai Basil)These herbs improve liver function thereby lowering cholesterol levels.
No, dry roasted peanuts are not high in triglycerides. Foods do not have a triglyceride level - triglycerides are a measure of fat in your blood. That said, if you want to lower triglycerides, dry roasted peanuts are a good snack (in moderation) because they have near-zero cholesterol, are low in sugar, and deliver dietary fiber which is good for reducing cholesterol.
Alcohol actually can lower cholesterol as alcohol can break down fats which cause cholesterol. Too much alcohol, however, can totally destroy the liver beyond repair. Countries like France who have high levels of fat in their diet but drink lots of wine have low rates of heart disease cases which is said to be due to the high level of alcohol drunk.
well there are two types of cholesterol:1) LDL (Low - density cholesterol) which is bad cholesterol2) HDL (high- density cholesterol) which is good cholesterol and it helps get rid of LDL
well you see Muslims don't eat pork because they think that its too dirty. chickens are nice but pork is against god`s religon. i heard that he said it. he said do not eat the pork. i know pork is nice to you and all, but its against god. i don't eat pork.