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Oils Fats

Thiruvelan — Mon, 05 May 2014 06:31:11 +0000

Fats are solid at room temperature, usually from animal source. Oils are liquid at room temperature, chiefly from vegetables and seeds. Thus, fats are solids usually more saturated than oils, which are liquids at room temperature.

Cholesterol Ratios

Thiruvelan — Mon, 05 May 2014 04:23:35 +0000

What is the cholesterol ratio? Cholesterol ratios are an importance assessment tool for cardiovascular and other health risks.

The lipid numbers from lipid profile test can help assess cardiovascular risk. Nevertheless, various studies show lipid ratios are a better predictor for risk. Most commonly used lipid ratios are total cholesterol to HDL ratio, and triglycerides to HDL ratio.

Heart Condition Tests

Thiruvelan — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 11:28:06 +0000

Testing lipid levels in the blood is one indirect predictor of cardiovascular risk. There are certain tests to directly predict the heart conditions; they are CRP, Fibrinogen, Lp (a), Homocysteine, Interleukin6, and coronary calcium Scan.

Testing Heart Condition

Advanced Lipid Testing

Thiruvelan — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 11:36:22 +0000

LDL particle size, number and Lp(a) are the better predictor of cardiovascular disease than just the LDL-C or cholesterol the lipoprotein molecule carries.

Advanced lipoprotein testing

Many measurements have evaluated to see if there are better predictors of heart disease than LDL-C. These advanced tests are:

Lipoprotein Profile Test

Thiruvelan — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 11:26:33 +0000

Lipoprotein profile test is the most-used method of measuring cholesterol level by breaking down all lipoprotein particles (VLDL, IDL, LDL, and HDL) to sum up, the total cholesterol (TC) inside these particles. Triglyceride's value measures triglycerides in all the lipoprotein particles, mostly in the very low-density lipoproteins (VLDL).

What is Lipoprotein profile test?

Cholesterol Risk Factors

Thiruvelan — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 11:07:52 +0000

A variety of factors can affect the cholesterol levels in the blood. Some of them can be controllable and others cannot.

It is possible to limit controllable risk factors by putting certain effort; however, uncontrollable cholesterol risk factors cannot be lowered.

Controllable Cholesterol Risk factors

History of Lipid Discovery

Thiruvelan — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:38:24 +0000

The history of lipid and cardiac care is fascinating, and dates back to thousands of years. The present information has been developed over decades. Here we are trying to provide a comprehensive history, setting out a series of milestones in the knowledge of cholesterol, heart and vascular disease.

The first heart diagram

The first drawing of a heart was from the Palaeolithic era, a cave in El Pindal, Spain.

Healthy Cholesterol Level

Thiruvelan — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 02:37:17 +0000

What is normal cholesterol level? Healthy cholesterol level is considering as normal range, see cholesterol levels chart for your cholesterol number.

What is healthy cholesterol level?

Lipoprotein profile test is otherwise calling as lipid profile or lipid panel test, is the cholesterol test in use for the assessment levels of different lipids in the blood. Lipid panel test provides total cholesterol, HDL or good cholesterol, LDL or bad cholesterol, and triglycerides levels.

Alfalfa Cholesterol

Thiruvelan — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:53:57 +0000

Alfalfa is a medicinal herb appears to decrease cholesterol levels by binding with cholesterol and prevent its normal absorption. It helps in clearing arteries congested with cholesterol.

What is Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)?

Hawthorn Cholesterol

Thiruvelan — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:45:52 +0000

Hawthorn is in use for the treatment of heart disease as far back as the 1st century. It dilates blood vessels, relaxes, antioxidant and reduces angina symptoms.