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Monday, October, 26, 2009

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Caffeine may help cholesterol patients fight Alzheimer's

October 03, 2008
A small daily dose of caffeine may help people with high cholesterol protect themselves from developing Alzheimer's disease, new research suggests. High cholesterol levels are a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, most likely due to the cholesterol's ability to break down the blood-brain barrier (BBB), which protects the central nervous system from the rest of the body's circulation. In a new study, when rabbits were given a daily dose of caffeine equivalent to a cup of coffee along with a chol... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Dietary cholesterol: Does an egg a day bring the doctor today?
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert

...around the consumption of fat and their effects on cholesterol levels. We know that saturated... Read more »

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Keep Your Heart in Tick Tock Shape
By Heather Reese , Health Expert

...(AHA). Worse yet, 17 percent of Americans have a blood cholesterol level over 240, which puts... Read more »

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Keep Your Heart in Tick Tock Shape
By Heather Reese , Health Expert

...(AHA). Worse yet, 17 percent of Americans have a blood cholesterol level over 240, which puts... Read more »

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Tea Proven to Help Lower Total Cholesterol
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert

...benefits such as grapes and red wine. Catechins reduce cholesterol levels by two main effects. ... Read more »

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How to Lower Cholesterol: Don't Forget the Basics
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert

...results.    A simple blood test will check your cholesterol levels.  This test is also known... Read more »

Health Guide

Keep Your Heart in Tick Tock Shape
...statistics from the American Heart Association (AHA). Worse yet, 17 percent of Americans have a blood cholesterol level over 240, which puts them at high risk for heart attack and stroke. These... Read more »
High Cholesterol a Threat to the Entire Vascular System (Not Just Heart Vessels)
Everyone understands the importance of maintaining healthy cholesterol levels to protect their heart, but many are not aware of how high cholesterol levels threaten the health of their entire... Read more »
Low Cholesterol Diet: How to Cut Out the Fat
...limiting dietary cholesterol, some researchers assert that dietary fat is a larger factor in your body’s cholesterol levels because it can increase your total cholesterol and LDL levels. There... Read more »
The Skinny on Dietary Fats
...of fuel. Dietary Fat and Cholesterol Fat is the single largest dietary factor in your body’s cholesterol levels. I will explain how fat affects cholesterol levels in more detail below. But... Read more »
The Skinny on Dietary Fats
...of fuel. Dietary Fat and Cholesterol Fat is the single largest dietary factor in your body’s cholesterol levels. I will explain how fat affects cholesterol levels in more detail below. But... Read more »

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Cholesterol in the Body- How is Cholesterol Produced?

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Researchers in Turkey have found that pistachio nuts may help lower total cholesterol levels. Forty-four subjects were assigned either a normal diet... Read summary »

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The anti-seizure and migraine drug Topamax may not only improve drinking problems in alcoholics, it may boost their quality of life as well,... Read summary »

Pistachios may help lower bad cholesterol
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Higher doses of Lipitor, other statins, may help high-risk patients
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People who suffer from metabolic syndrome and coronary heart disease need higher doses of statin drugs to lower their LDL ("bad") cholesterol levels... Read summary »

Stanol-rich foods like Benecol may boost statins' effects
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A diet of plant stanol-rich foods like Benecol margarine may help boost the effectiveness of statins in people taking the highest doses of the drugs.... Read summary »