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Health Encyclopedia: Cholesterol And Lipids
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Introduction
Lipids are the building blocks of the fatsand fatty substances found in animals and plants. They are microscopic layered spheres of oil, which, in animals, are composed mainly of cholesterol, triglycerides, proteins (called lipoproteins), and phospholipids (molecules made up of phosphoric acid, fatty acids, and nitrogen). Lipids do not dissolve in water and are stored in the body to serve as sources of energy.
Cholesterol
Cholesterol is a white, powdery substance that is found in all a...
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Expert & Community Posts
What is the difference between LDL and VLDL?
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert...beginning. You eat a food and it provides more energy (calories) than you immediately need. ... Read more »
February 24: Understand Your Lab Results
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert...diet. If HDL cholesterol is low, increase your physical activity. Read more »
Lipoprotein(a) – Influenced by Genetics and Linked to Heart Disease
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert...cholesterol routinely monitored by physicians. Typically you receive a standard lipid panel... Read more »
Making Sense of Cholesterol Ratios, Lipid Profiles and Your Heart Disease Risk Scores
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert...profile" from here on out. "Lipid" is simply a medical term for "fat". A lipid profile... Read more »
Alternative Treatment for Lowering Cholesterol
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert...cholesterol-lowering properties through a compound called allicin, which was thought to prevent... Read more »
Health Guide
Low Cholesterol Diets and Lifestyle Changes
...cereal grains, beans, peas, legumes, and many fruits and vegetables).Fats can be up to 35% of daily calories, but no more than 7% should be from saturated fat. (People with high triglycerides, low... Read more »Heart Healthy Diet: soy, fish oil, low-carb and low-fat diets
...replacing some of the carbohydrates in the diet with protein or monounsaturated fat may help even more.Calorie RestrictionEating a low-calorie, but nutritionally balanced diet can help prevent... Read more »Osteoporosis: Lifestyle Changes
...beginning any strenuous exercise program, older patients, those at risk or those who have serious medical conditions, should talk to their doctors.Specific exercises may be better than others,... Read more »Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Risk Factors
...and rapid weight loss:The risk for gallstones is as high as 12% after eight to 16 weeks of restricted calorie diets.The risk is more than 30% within a year to 18 months after gastric by-pass... Read more »Diabetes Diet: Heart-Healthy Diets
...cereal grains, beans, peas, legumes, and many fruits and vegetables).Fats can be up to 35% of daily calories, but no more than 7% should be from saturated fat. (People with high triglycerides or... Read more »Images
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Related News
Veggie Heavy 'Eco-Atkins' Diet Improves Cholesterol
July 14, 2009(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 summary »
Ladies, Keep an Eye on That Cholesterol!
February 21, 2007By Betsy Lievense, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Now, even the fittest of females have a good reason to cut down... Read summary »
Cholesterol Guidelines for Kids Need a Second Look
August 13, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- With an obesity epidemic brewing among U.S. children, there is concern that overweight and obese children need to be screened... Read summary »
Midlife Cholesterol Tied to Alzheimers
April 21, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Heart disease is the most well known complication of high cholesterol, motivating many to cut the fat, exercise and take... Read summary »
Low Cholesterol Linked to Premature Birth
October 29, 2007By Kate McHugh, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women with very low cholesterol levels have an increased risk of... Read summary »
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