Aerobic exercise reduces cardiac risk by lowering LDL- and raising HDL-cholesterol levels, and by reducing blood pressure, body fat, blood sugar, mental stress, and blood clotting. Exercise also improves the heart's pumping ability, greatly enhancing the body's functional capacity and stamina. It...
LDL/HDL Ratio, High Melatonin helps to decrease total cholesterol and "bad" LDL cholesterol levels. Mental Stress Melatonin can protect against stress by controlling overproduction of the stress hormone cortisol. Cluster Headaches A drop in nocturnal melatonin has been linked with cluster headaches...
It has been observed that a diet high in sugar and refined carbohydrates is associated with increases TC, TG, LDL, the ratio of TC/HDL [57], glucose, HOMA-IR and insulin levels; in addition to increases in the expression of enzymes involved in fat synthesis, reductions in the expression ...
We evaluated Inappropriate lipid levels associations with pregnancy outcomes, including gestational diabetes, pregnancy-induced hypertension, small for gestational age. Results: (1) Serum levels of TC, TG, LDL-C, and HDL-C increased significantly from early to late pregnancy, where ...
Metabolic disorder was defined as 1) triglyceride ≥1.7 mmol/L, or 2) TC ≥5.2 mmol/L, or 3) LDL ≥3.4 mmol/L, or 4) HDL <1.0 mmol/L in men and HDL <1.3 mmol/L in women [40]. The Framingham risk score (FRS) was calculated by adding the scores for the six main coronary ...
The recommended minimum ratio of HDL total cholesterol is below 5, optimal being below 3.5 according to the American Heart Association. West RO, Hayes OB. Diet and serum cholesterol levels: a comparison between vegetarians and nonvegetarians in a Seventh-day Adventist group. Am J Clin Nutr 1968...
ITT analyses studying the effect on fasting non-HDL-C (primary outcome measure) were also performed with five imputation data sets. Randomization (blocking of 12; SAS proc factex) and statistical analysis were performed using SAS 9.3 (SAS Institute, Cary, NC, USA). Data were blinded for ...