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...history of high cholesterol that "has been vigorously and successfully treated with medication." But they don't provide any figures. Dr. Roger Blumenthal of Johns Hopkins Medical School cites a number of studies--one of which was published just three weeks ago--showing that bypass patients who lower their LDL (bad cholesterol) levels to 100 mg/dl or less reduce their likelihood of needing additional invasive treatment...
...with the development of RA has shown that caffeine has any association at all. There are, however, several other chemicals in coffee that some studies have shown can be health-altering, including small compounds called diterpenes. More than one study has already shown that diterpenes can potentially increase the LDL (bad) cholesterol, so who's to say that it also doesn't predispose the body...
...greater lean body mass, which burns calories more efficiently and keeps weight in check. Strength training also improves the efficiency with which the body uses sugar, decreasing the odds of developing diabetes, a major risk factor for heart disease. It also seems to reduce total cholesterol--especially the "bad" LDL cholesterol...
...NUTS Peanut butter as health food? Well, yeah. A study (financed by the Peanut Institute) shows that the oil in peanuts is just as good as olive oil at lowering cholesterol, including "bad" LDL cholesterol. The study's subjects went nuts on the stuff. They ate 2 tablespoonfuls of peanut butter and 1 1/2 oz. of nuts a day and kept meat and dairy fat to a minimum. The idea that a peanut diet cuts cholesterol is not a total surprise to nutritionists. Peanut oil, like olive, is a monounsaturated fat--a known cholesterol fighter. The news should be welcome...
...GREAT GRAPE There's little dispute that red wine can help keep a heart healthy. Now it's increasingly clear that grape juice may do the trick too. Purple grape juice--not the white kind--seems to offset damaging effects of LDL (or "bad") cholesterol and keep blood vessels elastic in adults who drink about 12 oz. a day. The fruit juice contains the same beneficial flavonoids--aromatic micronutrients--found in red wine...