Fatty Acids & Cholesterol Levels Each type of fatty Acids a different effect on cholesterol levels Saturated Fat RAISES HDL’s RAISES LDL’s Food Sources: Meat/animal sources Poultry skin Whole milk dairy products Butter Shortening PolyUNSaturated LOWERS HDL’s LOWERS LDL’s Food Sources: Most vege...
NEGR1 mediates neural cell communication and synapse formation, and its downregulation is related to obesity, learning difficulties, intellectual disability, and psychiatric disorders [70]. Thus, appropriate NEGR1 expression is necessary to maintain neuronal cell function. Hematopoietic cells are commonly ...
Nevertheless, the diffusion of the "fast food culture" in industrialized countries and its hallmark, the Western diet, which is low in fiber and rich in sugar and processed foods, are tightly linked to a loss of microbial diversity, dysbiosis, and a high risk of obesity, cardiovascular ...
2 Cellular and Molecular Endocrine Research Center, Obesity Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, No. 24, Shahid-Erabi St., Yeman St., Velenjak, Tehran 19395-4763, Iran; azitavakili@endocrine.ac.ir 3 Endocrine Research Center,...
They also have a role in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, obesity or colon cancer [7,8]. For this reason, a generous consumption of chokeberry is recommended in dietary guidelines worldwide. A certain level of bitterness or astringency is also typical, due to the presence ...