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How To Improve Hdl?
One of the longest-running trials to pit Atkins-style low-carbohydrate diets against low-fat diets found that low-carb may be the most heart-friendly. Participants in both diet camps lost roughly the same amount of weight after two years, and both groups improved their heart disease risk factors, but those who had cut out refined sugars, white flour, and other high-carbohydrate foods showed the greatest increase in "good" HDL cholesterol.
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High-Fat, Low-Carb Diet Improves Blood Sugar, Cholesterol: Stu...
Diabetics know that a high-carb diet is unhealthy, but a new study suggest a low-fat diet may be just as bad. The two-year study of 61 people found... Read more »
Veggie Heavy 'Eco-Atkins' Diet Improves Cholesterol
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- One of the hottest diet trends of the past decade is back, but this time, meat is taking a backseat to vegetables. New research... Read more »
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HDL: The Good Cholesterol
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
HDL stands for high-density lipoprotein. It's also sometimes called "good" cholesterol. Lipoproteins are made of fat and protein. They carry... Read more »
HDL Test Risks
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
High-density lipoprotein testWhat the risks areThere is very little risk involved with having your blood taken. Veins and arteries vary in size from... Read more »
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