by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on May 11, 2013
Cholesterol Levels May Vary By Season View the Cholesterol Levels Slideshow Pictures THURSDAY, March 7 (HealthDay News) — Cholesterol levels increase with winter’s arrival and drop again as warmer weather returns, a new study by Brazilian researchers suggests. “In the winter, people should be careful with their cholesterol levels,” said lead researcher Dr. Filipe Moura, [...]
by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on April 13, 2013
Cholesterol Levels May Vary By Season Brazilian study doesn’t necessarily mean that heart attack or stroke risk rises in winter By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, March 7 (HealthDay News) — Cholesterol levels increase with winter’s arrival and drop again as warmer weather returns, a new study by Brazilian researchers suggests. “In the winter, people [...]
by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on March 10, 2011
Conclusion: Eat both Cleveland Clinic Heart and Vascular Health & Prevention Two Sources of Omega-3 Benefit the Heart – In Different Ways In a small study supported by the California Walnut Commission, diets containing walnuts or fish both derived cardiovascular benefit – although each diet had a different effect on lipid parameters. Twenty-five adults with [...]
by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on January 31, 2011
New Measure Trumps High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) Levels in Protecting Against Heart Disease ScienceDaily Jan. 21, 2011 — The discovery that high levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (the “good cholesterol”) is associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease has fostered intensive research to modify HDL levels for therapeutic gain. However, recent findings have called into [...]
by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on January 28, 2011
From Dusty Punch Cards, New Insights Into Link Between Cholesterol and Heart Disease ScienceDaily January 10, 2011 – A stack of punch cards from a landmark study published in 1966, and the legwork to track down the study’s participants years later, has yielded the longest analysis of the effects of lipoproteins on coronary heart disease. [...]
by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on May 15, 2010
Medcape Today March 26, 2010 A small study published this week points again to the beneficial effects of coffee consumption. Researchers showed that drinking coffee led to improved markers of subclinical inflammation and oxidative stress, as well as increases in high-density lipoprotein (HDL)–cholesterol levels [1]. “We found some evidence of beneficial effects on the lipid [...]
by heartcurrents on March 8, 2010
Calgary, AB – Flavonoid-rich cranberry juice may help increase high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, according to the findings of a study presented here at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2004. Lead author Guillaume Ruel (Université Laval, Quebec City, QC) and colleagues observed a 7.6% increase in HDL cholesterol with daily cranberry-juice consumption. Ruel points out that this [...]