Word: ldl
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Health Study that followed 120,000 nurses for more than 10 years, have found that postmenopausal women on estrogen have about half the incidence of heart disease of those who don't take hormones. HRT seems to improve a woman's ratio of good cholesterol (HDL) to bad cholesterol (LDL) and also maintains the pliability of the blood vessels, lessening the risk of blockage...
...level of LDL, the "bad" cholesterol, rises an average of 10% for women going through menopause. The increase was not as great for women who were on hormone-replacement therapy...
...fatty compounds in the blood -- the same biochemical reaction that turns butter rancid. Researchers believe that when low-density lipoprotein, the "bad cholesterol," is oxidized, it builds up more easily on artery walls. By blocking oxidation, vitamin E may counteract some of the risk of heart attack associated with LDL...
Antioxidants are thought to prevent oxidation of LDL, so-called "bad" cholesterol, which leads to quicker clogging of the arteries, according to the study's lead author, Department of Epidemiology research associate Eric B. Rimm...
Barber: Out of the frying pan, into the fire. Yes, some people say drinking more than five cups of regular coffee can raise your risk of dying from heart disease, but decaf may raise your blood levels of LDL cholesterol, which is bad for the arteries...