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...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...
NOTHING IS EVER SIMPLE WHEN IT COMES TO THE heart. First the big worry was a high cholesterol level. Then, it was discovered, cholesterol comes in two varieties, and the real question was whether one had more of the good type, HDL, rather than the bad kind, LDL. Now it appears that HDL itself contains a mix of both good and bad elements. What may really count in the development of heart disease, according to scientists at a meeting of the American Heart Association, is the amount of the HDL component, LpA-I. The more of this protective protein...
...greater among men with high blood levels of iron than in those with lower readings. For each 1% increase in the amount of ferritin (a protein that binds iron), the risk of heart attack increased by 4%. The reason, many doctors suspect, is that iron may interact with LDL, "the bad cholesterol," in a way that promotes the formation of plaque on arterial walls...