Word: ldl
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...scientists were trying to determine if drinking a soy-protein milk shake every day could lower cholesterol levels, she volunteered to take part in the experiment. To Pilcher's delight, the total amount of cholesterol in her blood fell from 245 mg/dl to 205 mg/dl and the level of LDL, or "bad cholesterol," fell from 170 mg/dl to 130 mg/dl. Now that the study is over, she still sprinkles soy powder on her cereal every morning, with the same salutary results...
...pine trees. Take Control, which got the green light in April, uses an extract made from soybean oil. Randomized, controlled trials show that folks with mildly elevated cholesterol levels (between 200 mg/dl and 240 mg/dl) who ate roughly two tablespoons of Benecol a day decreased their level of LDL, the "bad cholesterol," about 14%. The manufacturers of Take Control, on the other hand, designed their product so that it would lower LDL levels 10%. Neither spread affects the level of HDL, or "good cholesterol." Which product would work better for you, if it works at all, depends...
...There are 32 people ahead of you," the screen says. Pretty realistic, I think. Next time I'll bring a magazine. Ten minutes later, I'm in a one-on-one chat with Amdoc4. I ask him one of my standard test questions: "Why don't my HDL and LDL numbers add up to my total cholesterol number?" And he answers, correctly, that there are other factors like VLDL...
Healthy margarine? U.S. scientists confirmed last week that a margarine called Benecol, sold in Finland, reduces cholesterol. It's formulated with natural cholesterol-lowering compounds known as plant sterols. Just 1 1/2 tsp. a day lowers total count 9% and bad LDL cholesterol 14%. Expect the spread here by early...
...healthy diet may not be enough to ward off heart disease. In a study of those at risk, LDL, or "bad," cholesterol levels fell 13% in men and 9% in women who combined a low-fat diet with exercise. But for those who only changed their diet, LDLs fell by only half of those percentages...