2. Lose and Keep Off Any Extra Pounds If you’re overweight or obese, losing some weight can help to raise HDL cholesterol. Leah Groppo, RD, CDE, a clinical dietitian at Stanford Health Care in ...

That represents a total cholesterol reduction of about 3.75% and about 6.6% for the 'bad' cholesterol levels. One caveat to the research was that the people in the pecan group gained more weight ...

Dozens of police departments across the United States (93 in total) are applying to join ICE’s 287 (g) program. At a time when local law enforcement is often the first line of defense against crime, ...

Researchers from the Universitat de Barcelona and Oregon Health & Science University have developed a novel gene silencing technique using polypurine reverse Hoogsteen hairpins (PPRH) to target ...

Pollen levels are forecast to be high or very high in many parts of the UK over the coming days. The fine powder released by certain grasses, trees and plants can cause chaos for those who are ...

Ahmedabad: Operations at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport remained fully functional even as investigations into the Air India Fli.

What makes phytosterols special is their ability to block cholesterol absorption in the digestive system, which may help lower LDL (the "bad" cholesterol) levels.

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) -Around one in six Americans have high levels of cholesterol known as lipoprotein A, or LPA. This cholesterol increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and is mostly ...

Why cholesterol increases in women As women age low-density lipoprotein cholesterol tends to rise, while high-density lipoprotein cholesterol may undergo shifts in composition, even if the level ...

Trans Fats Trans fats can turn a healthy food into a high-cholesterol food. These fats result from adding hydrogen to vegetable oils, which are then used in many commercial baked goods or fried foods ...

Studies have shown that red yeast rice extract, when containing adequate amounts of monacolin K, lowers low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol ("bad cholesterol") by 15% to 34%. Red yeast rice ...