41. Your Health Understanding Cholesterol And Other Blood Fats YOUR HEALTH Understanding cholesterol and other Blood fats. cholesterolis a type of fat that plays an important role in the healthy http://www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/hlthconn/items/cholesterol.htm

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43. FamilyHaven: Backgrounder On Fat And Cholesterol Hydrogenated oils are sometimes used in place of other fats with higher proportions physiologicaleffects of such trans fatty acids on blood cholesterol levels http://www.familyhaven.com/health/bak-fat.html

Health Magazines Health Books Free Internet Access Health Shopping Guide ... Personal Ads Dietary fat is a vital nutrient in a healthy lifestyle. Like carbohydrates and protein, dietary fat is an important source of energy for the body. Fat is the most concentrated source of energy in the diet, providing nine calories per gram compared with four calories per gram from either carbohydrates or protein. Dietary fat supplies essential fatty acids, such as linoleic acid, which is especially important to children for proper growth. Fat also is required for maintenance of healthy skin, regulation of cholesterol metabolism and as a precursor of prostaglandins, hormone-like substances that regulate some body processes. Dietary fat is needed to carry fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K and to aid in their absorption from the intestine. It also helps the body use carbohydrate and protein more efficiently. The body uses whatever fat it needs for energy, and the rest is stored in various fatty tissues. Some fat is found in blood plasma and other body cells, but the largest amount is stored in the body's adipose (fat) cells. These fat deposits not only store energy, but also are important in insulating the body and supporting and cushioning organs. Cholesterol, a fat-like substance, also is vital to life. A component of cell membranes, cholesterol is necessary for the production of bile acids, which aid in food digestion, and in the production of sex hormones. An excess of cholesterol in the blood, however, can lead to deposits in the walls of blood vessels and reduce blood flow to major arteries.

44. Cholesterol - What Is It? cholesterol, and other fats can't dissolve in the blood. They haveto be transported to and from the cells by special carriers of http://www.protraineronline.com/mar2003/cholesterol.cfm

Cholesterol - What is it? The American Heart Association (AHA) states that cholesterol is a substance found in all animal-based foods and fats. (Plant-based foods do not contain cholesterol.) They also say that the human body constantly makes cholesterol, mostly in the liver and kidneys. In the body, cholesterol is most common in the blood, brain tissue, liver, kidneys, adrenal glands and the fatty covers around nerve fibers. It helps absorb and move fatty acids. Cholesterol is necessary to form cell membranes. It creates vitamin D on the surface of the skin and in various hormones, including the sex hormones. It sometimes hardens in the gallbladder and forms into gallstones. High amounts of cholesterol in the blood have been linked to the development of cholesterol deposits in the blood vessels, known as atherosclerosis. Cholesterol, and other fats can't dissolve in the blood. They have to be transported to and from the cells by special carriers of lipids and proteins called lipoproteins. There are several kinds of lipoproteins, but the ones to be most concerned about are low-density and high-density lipoproteins. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) carries the bulk of the cholesterol in the blood, and has a central role in the atherosclerotic process. LDL penetrates the walls of blood vessels and arteries feeding the heart and brain, where they are oxidized by free radicals and accumulate as a gruel-like material that blocks the blood vessels. When this plaque-like material leaks into the blood vessel, it can cause a blood clot (thrombosis). Thrombosis can lead to a stroke if the clot goes to the brain, or a heart attack if the clot blocks a coronary artery. A high level of LDL cholesterol reflects an increased risk of heart disease and stroke, which is why LDL cholesterol is often called the bad cholesterol.

45. Cholesterol; Facts, Causes, Prevention And Links - BloodBook, Blood Information other factors that show up in those with high Blood cholesterol are coffee otherfats that Affect our Health Saturated fats fats that are solid at room http://www.bloodbook.com/cholest.html

CHOLESTEROL OVERVIEW BLOODBOOK.COM THIS PAGE PRESENTS AN OVERVIEW OF CHOLESTEROL, ITS TYPES, ITS CAUSES, SOME PREVENTION TIPS, LINKS TO CHOLESTEROL INFO. TO HOME PAGE CLOSE WINDOW BloodBook.com strives to be a complete resource for complete and accurate information about your Blood. For certain, cholesterol is at the top of the list of concerns about Blood related problems in both men and women. As with HIV/AIDS, there are, at your library and on the internet, excellent resources available on the subject of cholesterol. Our mission is to provide information that may be more difficult to find or to understand. We have, however, included here a quality summary overview of cholesterol, how it affects us, and some of the important things to look for as you read more about the subject. Definition LDL HDL Normal Range/Reference ... Links Cholesterol is This medical terminology will help us have a better understanding of the many cholesterol numbers and references about which we hear almost every day. They will help to give us a sense of our safe range numbers, how to lower the bad numbers and raise the good cholesterol numbers. LDL s are bad. These types of cholesterol are the ones responsible for clogging up and blocking arteries, resulting in hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis), which is an accumulation of fat buildup inside the walls of our arteries.

46. Aging Well Village - Eating Well - Cholesterol And Fat: Sorting It Out has the effect of lowering blood cholesterol levels dairy products containing a lotof saturated fats. other countries, in which diets are traditionally high in http://www.agingwell.state.ny.us/eatwell/cholesterol03.htm

Links Assess Your Nutritional Health Healthy Recipes Cholesterol and Fat: Sorting It Out You can prevent or reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke. S orting through dietary advice today is not easy, especially when it comes to understanding "fat words" and cholesterol terms. Here is basic information from the National Institute on Health (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help you better understand these terms. The Relationship Between Cholesterol and Fat Cholesterol and fat let's call them cousins belong to the lipid family a family of chemical compounds. The body needs both cholesterol and fat to stay healthy. Cholesterol is a waxy substance used to build cell membranes and brain and nerve cells and helps the body make steroid hormones and bile acids. All the cholesterol the body needs is made by the liver, so people don't need to consume dietary cholesterol . But most American diets include foods that contain dietary cholesterol, found in foods of animal origin: egg yolks, meat, some shellfish and whole-milk dairy products. Fats are chemical compounds that contain fatty acids. Fat is not produced by the body itself but is provided through diet. It is needed for growth and to store energy for the body. There are three main types of fatty acids: saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated.

47. Progesterone Cream Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy For Women The body uses cholesterol to assist in the manufacture of hormones or vitamin Dand to build cell walls and to produce bile, which breaks down other fats. http://www.progesterone-cream-natural-hormone-replacement-therapy.com/cholestero

Cholesterol - The Good The Bad and The Ugly What cholesterol levels are considered high or low Increase 'Good' Cholesterol Cholesterol-Reducing Drugs A Natural Approach to Reducing 'Bad' Cholesterol ... Progesterone and Cholesterol The American Heart Association (AHA) reports that over 50 million American women had borderline to high cholesterol levels as of 1997. Men and women are at a greater risk of both heart and stroke when levels are elevated. The AHA reported that over 500,000 women die from heart disease ever year . After menopause ('good') cholesterol levels drop and their LDL ('bad') cholesterol levels increase. What cholesterol levels are considered high or low? The National Heart Blood Institute , classifies the most recent guidelines for cholesterol levels as follows: Total Cholesterol Category Less than 200mg/dL Desirable 200 to 239 mg/dL Borderline 240 mg/dL and higher High LDL Cholesterol Category Less than 100 mg/dL Optimal 100 to 129 mg/dL Near optimal 130 to 159 mg/dL Borderline high

48. Cholesterol Thus, foods high in saturated fats, such as lard would be avoided, as would such cholesterolcontainingfoods yolks, shrimp, and brains and other animal organs. http://www.britannica.com/nobel/micro/125_24.html

49. Walgreens | Health Library | Nutrition Center | Expert Answers | Food Fats: They LDL) cholesterol, which promotes plaque buildup, without lowering protective HDLcholesterol. healthy older people and use of olive oil in place of other fats. http://www.walgreens.com/library/lifestyle/nutrition/feature/feat4.jhtml

Your Account Log In Help All Areas Products Drug Info General Site Family Life Center Fitness Center Nutrition Center Working Life Center Food Fats: They're Not All Alike In one sense, all fats are the same. They're your most concentrated energy source. At 9 calories per gram, fats provide almost twice the calories as the other energy nutrients, carbohydrates and protein. Yet in terms of health effects food fats are quite different. Here's a primer on how to sort the "good" from the "bad." Know your fats Foods have varying levels of different kinds of fats. Types of fats include: Saturated fat. When you think of "bad" fats, think saturated. Most saturated fats raise blood cholesterol levels, increasing your risk for coronary artery disease. Among foods high in saturated fats are most red meats, milk products containing fat, and coconut and palm oils. Polyunsaturated fat. These fats lower total blood cholesterol levels, but they also seem to be susceptible to oxidation. Oxidation is a process that enables cells in your arteries to absorb fats and cholesterol. Over time, oxidation speeds buildup of cholesterol and fatty deposits (plaque) that narrow arteries. Most vegetable oils, including safflower, corn, sunflower, soy and cottonseed, contain polyunsaturated fat. One type of polyunsaturated fat is a standout in this crowd. This type, called omega-3 fatty acids, seems to positively influence a number of factors related to protection from heart disease. You'll find omega-3 fatty acids mainly in fish, particularly in fatty, cold-water types such as salmon, mackerel and herring.

50. American Heart Association ® butter, cream, whole milk, cheeses and other wholemilk Monounsaturated fats are foundin canola and olive fat raises a person's blood cholesterol level, which http://216.185.102.50/chf/diet/terms.htm

Understanding Diet Terms Most people are aware that a diet low in saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium is better for their heart and overall health. But few people understand the reasons why. Even fewer know what quantities of these substances actually qualify as "low" or healthy. It's especially important for people with heart failure and other heart conditions to understand the terms associated with a "heart-healthy" diet. This section should help you learn what saturated fat cholesterol and sodium are; where we get them; why too much is unhealthy; and what the recommended limits are. Fat What It Is : Fatty acids are found in both plants and animals and are essential for the body's proper growth and functioning. There are three kinds of fats in the foods we eat: saturated, polyunsaturated and monounsaturated. Saturated fats are usually solid at room temperature, while polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats are liquid at room temperature. Where We Get It : Most foods contain all three types of fat, but in varying amounts. We mainly get saturated fats by eating animal foods such as beef, beef fat, veal, lamb, pork, lard, poultry fat, butter, cream, whole milk, cheeses and other whole-milk dairy products. Coconut, palm and palm kernel oils are also high in saturated fat. We get unsaturated fats mainly through vegetable oils. Polyunsaturated fats are found in safflower, sunflower, corn and soybean oils. Monounsaturated fats are found in canola and olive oils. Why Too Much Is Unhealthy

51. Loyola Univ. Health Sys. - Cardiac Care - The Components Of Fat In Your Blood cholesterol, and other fats, are transported in your blood streamin the form of spherical particles called lipoproteins. The two http://www.luhs.org/health/topics/cardiac/fatsbld.htm

You are here: Home Health Information Health Topics Cardiac Care The Components of Fat in Your Blood: Cholesterol Triglycerides Cholesterol - in your blood and in your diet: Cholesterol is a waxy substance that can be found in all parts of your body. It aids in the production of cell membranes, some hormones, and vitamin D. The cholesterol in your blood comes from two sources: the foods you eat and your liver. However, your liver makes all of the cholesterol your body needs. Cholesterol, and other fats, are transported in your blood stream in the form of spherical particles called lipoproteins. The two most commonly known lipoproteins are LDL, low-density lipoproteins and HDL, high-density lipoproteins. What is LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol: This type of cholesterol is commonly called the “bad” cholesterol, and is a type of fat in the blood that contains the most cholesterol. It can contribute to the formation of plaque buildup in the arteries, known as atherosclerosis.

52. Fats And Cholesterol While these fats lower LDL and total cholesterol, they also lower HDL the Healthy cholesterol. protect against heart disease and other diseases. http://www.womensheartfoundation.org/content/Nutrition/fats_&_cholesterol.asp

Home About WHF Seminars Programs ... Ask the Nurse Fats and Cholesterol Fats All fats are a combination of saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Each offers some health benefit to the body. The American Heart Association recommends limiting total fat to no more than 30%, 10% of which can come from saturated fat. Saturated Fats Polysaturated Fats are found in vegetable oils. Sources include corn, safflower and soybean oils and cold water fish. Polyunsaturated fats have both good and bad properties. While these fats lower LDL and total cholesterol, they also lower HDL - the "Healthy" cholesterol. Lowering HDL is not Monunsaturated Fats not naturally occurring fats. Trans-fats are listed as "hydrogenated" or " partially hydrogenated" oils under the ingredients section of food labels. Trans-fats prolong shelf life and are found in many commercially prepared bakery items (e.g. cookies, cakes, crackers and other snack foods) and in processed peanut butter. A recent, large-scale study revealed that trans-fats raised LDL levels even higher than saturated fats. When buying margarine, choose one that is more liquid at room temperature. Tub margarine, and margarine from a squeeze or spray bottle have little or no trans-fats. Limit foods with hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated fat. Learn how to read and interpret food labels because, while total fat, saturated fat, polyunsaturated fat and monounsaturated fat are all listed on the USDA Nutrition Facts Food Label, Trans-fats are not. You must read the ingredients section to see if a product contains hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated fat.

53. One Spirit Project Health & Wellness Channel cholesterol, and other fats, can't dissolve in the blood. They haveto be transported to and from the cells by special carriers http://onespiritproject.com/Channels/health-channel.html

Energize your body and boost your mental power with VERIUNI's liquid multivitamin and antioxidant formulas. Gleaned solely from plants and the earth itself, VERIUNI's all-natural ingredients and minerals contain nearly every nutrient you need to fuel your body, mind, and spirit. More Info . . . Monique's Book Virtues Of Soy: A Practical Health Guide And Cookbook Timeless Healing: The Power And Biology Of Belief Natural Health, Natural Medicine: A Comprehensive Manual For Wellness And Self-Care The Complete Home Wellness Handbook: Home Remedies, Prevention, Self-Care Cholesterol - What Is It? The American Heart Association (AHA) states that cholesterol is a substance found in all animal-based foods and fats. (Plant-based foods do not contain cholesterol.) They also say that the human body constantly makes cholesterol, mostly in the liver and kidneys. In our body, cholesterol is most common in the blood, brain tissue, liver, kidneys, adrenal glands and the fatty covers around nerve fibers. It helps absorb and move fatty acids. Cholesterol is necessary to form cell membranes, for the making of vitamin D on the surface of the skin and the making of various hormones, including the sex hormones. It sometimes hardens in the gallbladder and forms into gallstones. High amounts of cholesterol in the blood have been linked to the development of cholesterol deposits in the blood vessels, known as atherosclerosis. Cholesterol, and other fats, can't dissolve in the blood. They have to be transported to and from the cells by special carriers of lipids and proteins called lipoproteins. There are several kinds of lipoproteins, but the ones to be most concerned about are low density and high density lipoproteins.

54. Research For instance, we have looked at the regulation of genes by fish oiland seal oil and how these interact with other fats and cholesterol. http://www.mun.ca/univrel/gazette/2000-2001/june14/research.html

55. Fats, Cholesterol And Heart Disease; Low Calorie Slimming Diets; Fluoride And Te weight loss; fats, cholesterol and heart disease; cancer; food additives; bottledwater; vegetarianism; health foods; alternative medicine; and other aspects http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/

WELCOME TO by Barry Groves, PhD Exposing dietary and medical misinformation about low-calorie diets for slimming and weight loss; fats, cholesterol and heart disease; cancer; food additives; bottled water; vegetarianism; health foods; alternative medicine; and other aspects of nutrition; plus cancer screening and treatments; fluoride and tooth decay; and miscellaneous other dietary and medical bits and bobs. The quotation for today is: One must attend in medical practice not primarily to plausible theories but to experience combined with reason. Hippocrates Health today has become an obsession. Because of that we are beset by intolerant beliefs that at best are unproven hypotheses, and at worst, fraud. For example: if a fatty diet really does cause heart disease, why has none of the fifty or so studies published to date managed to demonstrate any convincing evidence of it? And why, when we are eating 20% fewer calories than we were 20 years ago and slimming and exercise clubs are mushrooming, are we getting fatter? Although the 'healthy' or 'prudent' diet to combat heart disease is probably the most widespread deception today, there are other equally important schemes designed to delude. The articles on this website explore some of them.

56. FDA Consumer Reprint--A Consumer's Guide To Fats Reduce cholesterol intake to less than 300 milligrams olestra, a fatbased substitutefor conventional fats. substance, see Olestra and other Fat Substitutes http://www.fda.gov/fdac/reprints/fatguide.html

U.S. Food and Drug Administration FDA Consumer magazine May 1994 Table of Contents This article originally appeared in the May 1994 FDA Consumer. The version below is from a reprint of the original article and contains revisions made in November 1994, January 1996, and January 1999. A Consumer's Guide to Fats by Eleanor Mayfield Once upon a time, we didn't know anything about fat except that it made foods tastier. We cooked our food in lard or shortening. We spread butter on our breakfast toast and plopped sour cream on our baked potatoes. Farmers bred their animals to produce milk with high butterfat content and meat "marbled" with fat because that was what most people wanted to eat. But ever since word got out that diets high in fat are related to heart disease, things have become more complicated. Experts tell us there are several different kinds of fat, some of them worse for us than others. In addition to saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, there are triglycerides, trans fatty acids, and omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids. Most people have learned something about cholesterol, and many of us have been to the doctor for a blood test to learn our cholesterol "number." Now, however, it turns out that there's more than one kind of cholesterol, too.

57. AHA Recent studies suggest that these fats may raise blood cholesterol. Hydrogenatedfats in margarine and other fats are acceptable if the product contains no http://www.deliciousdecisions.org/ee/wbd_acids_def.html

MM_preloadImages('../images/tertiary_nav_tipsroll.gif'); MM_preloadImages('images/ee_acidnav_transroll.gif'); MM_preloadImages('../images/tertiary_nav_defsroll.gif'); MM_preloadImages('../images/tertiary_nav_aharecroll.gif'); MM_preloadImages('images/ee_acidnav_mainroll.gif'); These definitions will take the mystery out of eating a low-fat diet: Saturated Fatty Acids Saturated fatty acids have all the hydrogen the carbon atoms can hold. Saturated fats are usually solid at room temperature and they are more stable - that is, they do not combine readily with oxygen. Saturated fatty acids are the main dietary culprit in raising blood cholesterol. The main sources of saturated fatty acids in the typical American diet are foods from animals and some plants. Foods from animals that have high amounts of saturated fatty acids include beef, beef fat, veal, lamb, pork, lard, poultry fat, butter, cream, milk, cheeses and other dairy products made from whole milk. These foods also contain dietary cholesterol. Foods from plants that contain high amounts of saturated fatty acids include coconut oil, palm oil and palm kernel oil (often called tropical oils) and cocoa butter.

58. Chocolate And Cocoa.org this reason, cocoa butter has long been used as a neutral control in studies designedto measure increases in serum cholesterol caused by other fats high in http://www.chocolateandcocoa.org/Health/cholesterol.htm

Outlook Cocoa Research Cocoa Farming Producing Chocolate ... Home SERUM CHOLESTEROL The National Cholesterol Education Program has increased public awareness of the need to reduce saturated fat intake . However, the relative effects of specific saturated fatty acids on blood lipids is not fully understood by most consumers. Cocoa butter is the fat that occurs naturally in cocoa beans. The U.S. government standards of identity for chocolate specify that cocoa butter is the only fat that is allowed in all types of chocolate except milk chocolate, which contain approximately 80 percent fat from cocoa butter and 20 percent from milk fat. Cocoa butter, like all fats, is composed of several fatty acids. The percentage composition of major fatty acids in cocoa butter is as follows Stearic Acid - 35% Oleic Acid - 35% Palmitic Acid - 25% Linoleic Acid - 3% Other - 2% Stearic and palmitic acid are saturated fatty acids, oleic is a monounsaturated fatty acid linoleic is a polyunsaturated fatty acid.

59. Absolute FitnessEffect Tryglicerides, Fatty Acids, Fats In Body. are added chemically to monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats to reduce as it losestriglycerides, they collect cholesterol from other lipoproteins and http://www.gymaddiction.com/Nutrition/Fats.html

Exercises 100 Reasons Nutrition Ant Steroids ... Contact Us Triglycerides and Lipids (Fats): Triglyceides and Fatty Acids Lipids Body Fat Measurement Triglycerides and Fatty Acids: Fatty Acids Carbon chain - chains of carbon; usually between 18 and 24 carbons long; containing an acid group (COOH) at one end - and a methyl group (CH ) at the other. Triglyceride formation formed through condensation and combination of one glycerol molecule attached to three fatty acids chief form of fat in the diet and a major storage form of fat in the human body Saturation chemically - refers to a structure carrying the maximum possible number of hydrogen atoms Saturated fatty acids: completely loaded with hydrogren, no double bonds Saturated fats - composed of triglycerides in which most of the fatty acids are saturated Monounsaturated fatty acids: lacks two hydrogren atoms, contains one double bond

60. Eating Right To Prevent Cardiovascular Disease A diet rich in cholesterol and saturated fats can cause these and other ailments,since the major cause of cardiovascular disease is the buildup in the http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtPrint/WSIHW000/8772/28924/35385.html?d=dmtCont

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