News tagged with blood lipid levels


Gastric bypass findings could lead to diabetes treatment

A Lund University research team has shed new light on why gastric bypass often sends diabetes into remission rapidly, opening the door to developing treatment with the same effect.

Diabetes created May 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Reducing salt and increasing potassium will have major global health benefits

Cutting down on salt and, at the same time, increasing levels of potassium in our diet will have major health and cost benefits across the world, according to studies published in BMJ today.

Health created Apr 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Can an apple a day really keep the doctor away?

Studies of the bioactive compounds found in apples aim to uncover compounds that have an ability to prevent or alter the risk of serious ailments such as diabetes and heart disease.

Health created Mar 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

College kids who don't drink milk could face serious consequences

College-age kids who don't consume at least three servings of dairy daily are three times more likely to develop metabolic syndrome than those who do, said a new University of Illinois study.

Health created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Job burnout can severely compromise heart health

Americans work longer hours, take fewer vacation days, and retire later than employees in other industrialized countries around the globe. With such demanding careers, it's no surprise that many experience job burnout—physical, ...

Cardiology created Mar 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Long, low intensity exercise may have more health benefits relative to short, intense workouts

Standing and walking for longer stretches improves insulin sensitivity and blood lipid levels more than an hour of intense exercise each day does, but only if the calories spent in both forms of exercise are similar. The ...

Overweight and Obesity created Feb 13, 2013 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study identifies liver gene that regulates cholesterol and fat blood levels

Researchers have identified a microRNA liver gene, miR-27b, which regulates lipid (cholesterol or fat) levels in the blood. This regulator gene controls multiple genes involved in dyslipidemia—abnormal blood cholesterol ...

Genetics created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

High BMI increases risk of chronic low back pain later

(HealthDay)—High body mass index (BMI) significantly increases the risk of chronic low back pain later, according to a study published in the Jan. 15 issue of Spine.

Health created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Clever gene construct combats metabolic syndrome

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers under ETH-Zurich professor Martin Fussenegger have created a new genetic network that could cure the various symptoms of so-called metabolic syndrome in one fell swoop. It already ...

Medical research created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Fasting time prior to blood lipid tests appears to have limited association with lipid levels

Fasting prior to blood lipid tests appears to have limited association with lipid subclass levels, suggesting that fasting for routine lipid level determinations may be unnecessary, according to a report published Online ...

Medical research created Nov 12, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Higher-dose use of certain statins often best for cholesterol issues

(Medical Xpress)—A comprehensive new review on how to treat high cholesterol and other blood lipid problems suggests that intensive treatment with high doses of statin drugs is usually the best approach.

Health created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Obesity is major contributor to heart disease, impediment to diagnosis and treatment

Obesity is a major contributor to heart disease that substantially hinders the disease's proper diagnosis and treatment, says a cardiologist researching the impact of obesity and weight loss on the heart.

Overweight and Obesity created Sep 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Two out of three very obese kids already have heart disease risk factors

Two out of three severely obese kids already have at least one risk factor for heart disease, suggests research published online in Archives of Disease in Childhood.

Pediatrics created Jul 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Many psoriasis patients undertreated for CV risk factors

(HealthDay) -- A large proportion of patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis are underdiagnosed and undertreated for cardiovascular (CV) risk factors, according to a study published in the July issue ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 22, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Beyond apples: A serving a day of dark chocolate might keep the doctor away

Chocolate, considered by some to be the "food of the gods," has been part of the human diet for at least 4,000 years; its origin thought to be in the region surrounding the Amazon basin. Introduced to the Western world by ...

Health created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0