The ratio of body fat rises in relation to body-weight, and with the exception of thin women, also with age. In thin women the cholesterol plasma levels were significantly lower as compared with the group of obese women and those with normal weight, in the latter two groups the differences...
Animals receiving the soybean oil based diet showed the smallest fertility rate in the range from 50-53 weeks of age and concomitantly the highest level of cholesterol in the spermatozoa in the range from 47-51 weeks. An interaction between the vitamin E level and soybean oil was verified by...
Cholesterol is a sterol-type lipid present in the plasma membrane of eukaryotic cells. It is conformed by four fused carbocycle rings, plus a linear, apolar tail. Cholesterol is highly hydrophobic; although it is an essential component of animal cells, it also represents a health problem when ...
Yao L, Dawson PA, Woollett LA. Increases in biliary cholesterol-to-bile acid ratio in pregnant hamsters fed low and high levels of cholesterol. Am. J. Physiol. 2003;284:G263- G268.Increases in biliary cholesterol-to-bile acid ratio in pregnant hamsters fed low and high levels of ...
Cholesterol is a natural substance made by the body. Most of the cholesterol in our bloodstream (75%) is produced by the liver, and the remaining 25% comes from the foods we eat. We all know that elevated blood cholesterol levels are not good for your health, but the right levels of ...
Complex genetic control of HDL levels in mice in response to an atherogenic diet. Coordinate regulation of HDL levels and bile acid metabolism. Inbred strains of mice differ in susceptibility to atherogenesis when challenged with a high fat, high cholesterol diet containing 0.5% cholic acid. Studie...
Background: Total cholesterol (TC)/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)/HDL-C ratios are used to predict ischemic heart disease risk. There is, however, no consensus on which of these 2 indices is superior. The objective of the present...
Google Share on Facebook waist-hip ratio (redirected fromWaist Hip Ratio) waist-hip ratio ratio of the abdominal circumference at the navel to maximum hip and buttocks circumference. Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012 Want to thank TFD for its existence?Tell a friend about us, ...
Medications such asstatinshelp lower LDL cholesterol levels. They also help lower triglycerides and slightly increase HDL cholesterol levels. Statins reduce the risk of heart disease in many people. If your cholesterol is high, it will take time and effort to improve your cholesterol levels and cho...
To determine whether the waist/height ratio is a better predictor of coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors in women than body mass index (BMI) or the w... SD Hsieh,H Yoshinaga - 《Intern Med》 被引量: 469发表: 1995年 Dietary cholesterol from eggs increases the ratio of total choles...