New research that pinpoints the evolutionary genetics that have enabled polar bears to adapt to a high-fat diet may also provide insights in to how to help protect humans from the effects of high-fat diets, say researchers.
A diet that combines cholesterol-lowering foods may results in greater decreases in low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels than a low-saturated fat diet, according to new research.
Scientists working for the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) are
developing new techniques to produce bread with high beta-glucan
content in a bid to create a loaf with increased functionally and
health benefits.
A low-carbohydrate diet improved cholesterol levels of severely
obese people and may also curb markers of inflammation better than
a reduced-fat diet, suggests a six-month study.
Finnish firm Atria Oyj has developed the first two meat products to
contain Benecol, the cholesterol-lowering stanol ester ingredient
from Finnish company Raisio. The new products, chicken meatballs
and frankfurters, were recently...
High levels of "bad" cholesterol or low-density lipoprotein
(LDL)-cholesterol levels in growing children can be reduced
significantly for up to three...
Abnormal low-density lipoprotein (LDL), lipid composition and
anti-oxidant content are associated with an increased
susceptibility to oxidation of LDL...