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Health Encyclopedia: Information On Keeping A Heart Healthy Diet Unsaturated Fats, Low Fat Diets
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Introduction
Heart-Healthy Goals. The goals of a heart-healthy diet are to eat foods that help obtain or maintain healthy levels of cholesterol and fatty molecules called lipids. You can achieve this by:
- Reducing overall cholesterol levels and low-density lipoproteins (LDL), which are harmful to the heart.
- Increasing high-density lipoproteins (HDL), which are beneficial for the heart.
- Reducing other harmful lipids (fatty molecules), such as triglycerides and lipoprotein(a).
Any diet should also help ...
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Expert & Community Posts
Natural Treatment Options for Lowering Cholesterol
By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health Expert...Control) and Sitostanol (Benechol) can reduce LDL (bad) cholesterol levels by up to 10%. Soy... Read more »
Dangers of Too Low Cholesterol: Are You at Risk?
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert...many people are doing everything they can to lower cholesterol levels as much as possible. This... Read more »
New diabetes drug?
By Dr. Frank Varon , Health Expert...to inhibit the oxidation processes that can cause atherosclerosis and lead to further... Read more »
Do Natural Methods of Lowering Cholesterol Really Work?
By Melanie Thomassian , Health ExpertAre you worried about your cholesterol levels? Perhaps you've already started exercising and... Read more »
Cholesterol and Your Kidneys: A Fatal Connection
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...were not yet on dialysis, the risk of developing atherosclerosis was almost 35 times more likely... Read more »
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Coronary Artery Disease: Risk Factors
...emphasize lower LDL levels and earlier treatment for people with coronary artery disease, or other forms of atherosclerosis, and diabetes.Cholesterol GoalsTotal Cholesterol GoalsLDL GoalsHDL... Read more »Heart Attack Risk Factors
...emphasize lower LDL levels and earlier treatment for people with coronary artery disease, or other forms of atherosclerosis, and diabetes.Cholesterol GoalsTotal Cholesterol GoalsLDL GoalsHDL... Read more »Vitamins: Dietary Health Benefits
...dangerous properties of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, a major player in the development of atherosclerosis.Description of Antioxidants and Warnings on High-Dose SupplementsAntioxidant... Read more »Diabetes Diet: Major Food Components in a healthy diabetic diet
...number of diseases or their complications, including diabetes and other serious conditions (Alzheimer's, atherosclerosis, cataracts, and osteoporosis).Whole Grains, Nuts, and Fiber-Rich FoodsFiber... Read more »Symptoms of High Cholesterol
...definitely a condition where it pays to invest in preventive medicine before dangerous complications occur. Atherosclerosis is a disease of the arteries in which fatty material is deposited in the... Read more »Images
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Soy Nuts and Exercise Help Cut Cholesterol
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