Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. Full Story: http://www.yourmedicaldetective.com/public/1149.cfm Most people are way too concerned about their total cholesterol when in fact the focus should be on achieving an optimal HDL (good cholesterol) level. The ideal level of HDL should be between 60-70 ng/dL. HDL acts as a wheelbarrow to carry oxidized or “bad” cholesterol […]
Colette Heimowitz’s Blog Full Story: http://blogs.atkins.com/Blogs/colette_heimowitz/Archive/2013/10/28/213745.aspx Sweden has given us the Volvo and Ikea, now it may be on the forefront in the fight against obesity. A report called Dietary Treatment for Obesity, from the Swedish Council on Health Technology Assessment (SBU), has shown that the typically recommended low-fat diet is failing to stop or […]
Cinnamon lowers the levels of fasting plasma glucose, total cholesterol, LDL-C, and triglyceride levels and increases HDL-C; however, it has no effect on hemoglobin A1C.
Artur Mierzecki, Karolina Kłoda, Hanna Bukowska, Kornel Chełstowski, Magdalena Makarewicz-Wujec, Małgorzata Kozłowska-Wojciechowska Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:733-739 Background Folic acid (FA) is one of the B complex vitamins. It is thought that FA deficiency promotes atherosclerosis formation in arterial endothelium. FA, acting through reducing homocysteine (Hcy) levels, may contribute to decreased cholesterol (Ch) synthesis. The […]
A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial David J. Becker, MD, Benjamin French, PhD, Patti B. Morris, RD, Erin Silvent, BA, Ram Y. Gordon, MD Disclosures Am Heart J. 2013;166(1):187-196. Abstract Background Many patients who refuse or cannot tolerate statin drugs choose alternative therapies for lipid lowering. Objectives This study aimed to determine the lipid-lowering effects of […]
American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine The Impact of Pistachio Consumption on Blood Lipid Profile A Literature Review Hilary A. London, MS, Roman Pawlak, PhD, RD, Sarah E. Colby, PhD, RD, Elizabeth Wall-Bassett, PhD, RD, Natalia Sira, PhD Am J Lifestyle Med. 2013;7(4):274-277 Abstract Studies showed that nut consumption is associated with a reduced risk in […]
A Cohort Study Lillian Kent; Darren Morton; Paul Rankin; Ewan Ward; Ross Grant; John Gobble; Hans Diehl Nutr Metab. 2013;10(58) Abstract and Introduction Abstract Background: Low levels of high-density lipoproteins (HDL) are considered an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease and constitute one of the criteria for the Metabolic Syndrome (MetS). Lifestyle interventions promoting a […]
A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Zhuang Guo, Xiao-Ming Liu, Qiu-Xiang Zhang, Feng-Wei Tian, Hao Zhang, He-Ping Zhang, Wei Chen Clin Lipidology. 2012;7(2):215-222. Abstract Inulin has been shown to be an effective therapeutic for reducing total serum cholesterol and triglycerides in clinical trials with modest sample sizes. A systematic literature search of several databases was […]