BC12 - Outdoor Adventure & Pleasure

BC12 - The History

noreply@blogger.com (BC12) — Sun, 9 Oct 2011 07:17:00 -0700

Budi, Agung, Agus (ketua), Marshall, (ki-ka)

BC12 merupakan wadah penggemar sepeda gunung warga RW12 Kemang Pratama, Bekasi. Anggotanya sebagian besar adalah para pengusaha dan eksekutif yang lima hari dalam seminggu bekutat denga rutinitas dan kemacetan. Untuk menyegarkan badan dan pikiran, di hari libur mereka memacu andrenalin dan menuntaskan emosi dengan bersepeda ke berbagai medan.

"Seperti batery yang habis dicharge!" kata sang ketua Pak Agus, setiap habis melakukan aktivitas outdoor ini.

Cantik & Downhill

noreply@blogger.com (BC12) — Sun, 9 Oct 2011 06:45:00 -0700

Perempuan cantik kelahiran Jakarta 25 Oktober 1980 ini adalah salah satu asset terbesar negara ini. Prestasi Risa sebagai atlet sepeda gunung di dunia internasional sudah berhasil mengharumkan nama bangsa Indonesia berkali-kali. Mulai dari gelar juara pertama downhill pada tahun 2006, sampai beberapa medali emas yang berhasil diraih dari ajang SEA Games. Yang terakhir adalah medali emas pertama bagi kontingen Indonesia di nomor downhill pada SEA Games di Laos. Cantik, sexy, dan berprestasi; kombinasi yang mematikan.

Carrot Juice to Reduce Cholesterol

noreply@blogger.com (BC12) — Sun, 9 Oct 2011 05:05:00 -0700

Vegetables are major dietary sources of fibers and antioxidants such as carotenoids, polyphenols and vitamin C which contribute to explain their protective effects against cardiovascular diseases. AIM OF THE STUDY: We investigated in the rat the effects of a 3-week supplementation of the diet with carrot (15% dry matter) on lipid metabolism and antioxidant status. RESULTS: A significant decrease of cholesterol level in liver (-44%; P= 0.0007) was observed together with a reduction of the level of liver triglycerides (-40%; P= 0.0005). Fecal total steroids excretion increased by 30% upon feeding the carrot diet as compared to the control.

The secretion of bile acids was maintained, whereas the cholesterol apparent absorption was reduced in rats fed carrot diet. Carrot consumption also improved the antioxidant status. It significantly decreased the urinary excretion of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), reduced the TBARS levels in heart, increased the vitamin E plasmatic level and tended to increase the ferric reducing ability of plasma (FRAP) as compared to the controls. The carrot diet provided carotenoid antioxidants: 5.1 mg beta-carotene, 1.6 mg alpha-carotene and 0.25mg lutein per 100 g diet. No carotenoids were found in plasma whereas the three carotenoids were detected in the plasma of the rats fed the carrot diet at 125, 41, 43 nmol/L respective concentrations. beta-Carotene was also detected in liver and heart.

Carrot consumption modifies cholesterol absorption and bile acids excretion and increases antioxidant status and these effects could be interesting for cardiovascular protection.
Effect of Carrot intake on cholesterol metabolism and on antioxidant status in cholesterol-fed rat.
Nicole C, Cardinault N, Aprikian O, Busserolles J, Grolier P, Rock E, Demigne C, Mazur A, Scalbert A, Amourux P, Remsey C.
Unite des Maladies Metaboliques & Micronutriments, INRA Clermont-Ferrand/Theix, Saint Genes Champanelle, France.cnicolle@clermont.inra.fr

Lowering Cholesterol by Avocado Juice

noreply@blogger.com (BC12) — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:57:00 -0700

Avocado cholesterol diet can lower cholesterol by 8 percent because of the avocado fat, compared with 5 percent for the low-fat diet.
Avocado cholesterol diet is beneficial for lowering cholesterol, despite of avocado fat content and carbohydrate. The reason is that avocado is a great source of heart-healthy monounsaturated fat.

The avocado fat is a type of fat that may actually help to raise levels of HDL ("good"cholesterol) which actually protects arteries, while lowering levels of LDL ("bad" cholesterol). In case you are not familiar, HDL or the good cholesterol is the one that cleanses the arteries from the LDL or bad cholesterol build up. So, it flows naturally that the higher the HDL/good cholesterol the less is LDL/bad cholesterol.

Types of fat and avocado fat.

You need not worry about the avocado content of fat, as this fat is not harmful nor does it increase your cholesterol levels. To distinguish the types of fat, including avocado fat, you need to understand saturated fats, monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats. Saturated fats, are those types of fat that are harmful and increase cholesterol levels. However, monounsaturated fats(avocado fat is of this type) and polyunsaturated fats, are not harmful and do not increase cholesterol levels. On the contrary monounsaturated fat and avocado fat help lower cholesterol.

Avocado cholesterol lowering effect.

According to a recent study in Brisbane, Australia reported that eating avocados daily for three weeks improved blood cholesterol in middle-aged women better than a low-fat diet did. The avocado diet reduced total cholesterol 8 percent compared with 5 percent for the low-fat diet. Most important, avocados improved the good HDL-cholesterol ratio by 15 percent. The daily amount of avocado ranged from 1/2 avocado for small women to 1 1/2 for large women. Expected outcome: By eating avocados, heart patients could cut their risk of heart attack 10-20 percent and death rates 4-8 percent in 3-5 years.

Why avocado fat lowers cholesterol?
As mentioned above, avocado fat content is the reason to lower cholesterol since it is monounsaturated fat. Another reason is that avocado packs more of the cholesterol-smashing beta-sitosterol (a beneficial plant-based fat) than any other fruit. Beta-sitosterol reduces the amount of cholesterol absorbed from food. So the combination of beta-sitosterol and monounsaturated fat makes the avocado an excellent cholesterol buster. Beta-Sitosterol has an apparent ability to block the bad LDL cholesterol absorption from the intestine, resulting in lower blood cholesterol levels. The Australian study not only reported that eating either half or a whole avocado fruit per day for a month succeeded in lowering cholesterol levels, but at the same time most people in the study lost weight.