http://bodycholesterol.com Information about body cholesterol Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:48:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In his ebook "The great cholesterol lie" Dr Dwight Lundell teaches that the long established view that cholesterol causes heart disease is wrong and that heart disease is caused by chronic low grade inflammation that can be treated by simple means. Dr Lundell graduated from Arizona University Medical School and ... http://bodycholesterol.com/conditions-and-diseases/heart-disease-related-conditions/what-are-the-main-causes-of-heart-disease/ Heart Disease. The Basics What is the definition of heart disease? Heart disease is a general term for a range of medical conditions that affect the heart. What are the different kinds of heart disease? Coronary heart disease Is a condition of the artery that supplies blood to the heart caused by the accumulation of ... http://bodycholesterol.com/conditions-and-diseases/heart-disease-related-conditions/heart-disease/ Barley Betafiber:Another Source of Beta-Glucan Soluble Fiber The FDA is amending the health claim regulation entitled "Soluble fiber from certain foods and risk of coronary heart disease" to include barley betafiber as another source of beta-glucan soluble fiber. The FDA has concluded that in addition to whole oat and ... http://bodycholesterol.com/lowering-cholesterol/low-cholesterol-diet/the-oat-is-not-unique-among-the-cereals/ The Oatmeal-Cholesterol Connection Oatmeal that is produced from whole oat does significantly reduce total cholesterol and "bad cholesterol" and does not affect "good cholesterol" and triglyceride levels. In 1997 the US FDA approved the first food specific health claim for foods containing whole oat and reduced risk of coronary heart ... http://bodycholesterol.com/lowering-cholesterol/low-cholesterol-diet/can-eating-oatmeal-reduce-cholesterol/ The most comprehensive cholesterol test yet This test was developed by Atherotech, a cardiodiagnostic company. It provides physicians with the direct measurement of LDL, HDL and all relevant subclasses and emerging risk factors. This test can identify a far greater number of lipid abnormalities than the standard test. Risks ... http://bodycholesterol.com/cholesterol-levels/the-vap-cholesterol-test/ In August 03, 2009. The Food and Drug Administration in the U.S. approved LIVALO® (Pitavastatin)for primary hypercholesterolemia and combined Dyslipidemia. Pitavastatin is a fully synthetic statin engineered in Japan by Kowa Pharmaceuticals. It is a more effective inhibitor of cholesterol production than the statins currently available in the market because ... http://bodycholesterol.com/lowering-cholesterol/statins/livalo-pitavastatin/ Atherosclerosis Can be Described as Hardening of The Arteries! What is atherosclerosis? The build up of plaque inside of blood vessels resulting in the reduction of the diameter of the blood vessel with consequent reduction of blood flow and formation of blood clots if the plaque is ruptured or ... http://bodycholesterol.com/conditions-and-diseases/atherosclerosis-related-conditions/atherosclerosis/ Fats In Your Blood What are triglycerides? They are the most common type of fat in your body and a major source of energy. When you eat excess calories the body stores them as fat regardless of what kind of food you eat. That is, carbohydrate, protein or fat. Having ... http://bodycholesterol.com/triglycerides/triglycerides/ Statins An Important Group of Drugs that Lower Cholesterol What are Statins? Statins are a category of drugs that reduce the level of cholesterol in your blood. How do they work? They inhibit the enzyme in the liver that is responsible for making cholesterol For what conditions are they used? ... http://bodycholesterol.com/lowering-cholesterol/statins/statins/ We Can Prevent Heart Attacks by Adopting a Low cholesterol Diet! All plans to lower your cholesterol start with reforming your diet. The latter statement seems obvious to all of us now but wasn't so in the 1950's when the New York City department of health was amongst the ... http://bodycholesterol.com/lowering-cholesterol/low-cholesterol-diet/low-cholesterol-diet/