Word: cholesterol
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...doctors wanted to be sure that when cholesterol levels varied, varying foods were not the reason. Exercise and all other activities were also controlled and tabulated. And cholesterol levels were regularly checked...
...effect of mental stress on the human heart is still a puzzle to doctors. So is the role of cholesterol in clogging the coronary arteries. Last week medical researchers learned that they may not be able to solve one puzzle without also solving the other. Emotions, reported...
Stewart Wolf and colleagues at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, have a measurable effect on the cholesterol level in the blood...
...American Medical Association made it official last week. Yes, said its Council on Foods and Nutrition, it is a good idea to reduce the levels of cholesterol and other fats in the blood of patients suspected of having the sort of hardening of the arteries that is associated with heart attacks...
...A.M.A. experts had waited for years to commit themselves. As a result, the council was able to make a point that has only recently become clear to researchers: merely cutting down the amount of fat in the diet is not the way to lower the blood cholesterol. This is because less overall fat usually means an increase in consumption of carbohydrates (sugars and starches), which the body somehow converts into fats known as triglycerides. The right way, said the council, is to replace much of the saturated fat (in eggs, meat and dairy products) with the polyunsaturated forms found...