Compound Found In Italian Apples May Reduce Cholesterol!

"Polyphenolic extracts from Italian Annurca apples may increase the excretion of cholesterol by an impressive 35% in healthy people, according to a new study." Read more..

Apple extract may help control cholesterol levels in healthy people .30-Aug-2018 By Stephen Daniells 

Experts Say We Are Worrying Too Much About Cholesterol!

A warning against eating foods high in cholesterol is no longer included in the US government’s draft dietary guidelines for Americans, representing a major shift in policy, officials said Thursday.

 Cholesterol No Longer A Concern: US Experts. Medical Observer. February 21, 2015. http://medicalobserverph.com/adulthealth-cholesterol-no-longer-a-concern-us-experts/

Sleep Deprivation May Lower Good Cholesterol!

 

Previous studies have suggested that lack of sleep may increase the risk for cardiovascular disease, and a new study may help explain why; researchers found that sleep deprivation may have a negative impact on cholesterol levels.

 Sleep deprivation may lower 'good' cholesterol. Honor Whiteman. Medical News Today. April 24, 2016. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/309482.php

High Cholesterol Diets May Increase Anxiety As We Age!

 

Past studies have demonstrated that patient with varying anxiety disorders have elevated levels of cholesterol. In this most recent study, Hu showed that high cholesterol foods caused an increase of anxiety in older mice. The reverse was true for young mice being fed a high cholesterol diet. Further studies are suggested.

 Age and cholesterol level increases anxiety. Anxiety.org. 10/23/2015. https://www.anxiety.org/high-cholesterol-diet-anxiety

Tomato Juice May Reduce Inflammation and Lower Cholesterol!

Tomatoes are an important part of the Mediterranean diet and contain large amounts of lycopene and other polyphenols. A recent study was designed to find out how a diet supplemented daily with tomato juice would impact waist size and inflammatory adipokines. The result of the study showed improvements in cholesterol, reducing inflammatory  MCP-1, reduction in body weight and BMI and other health-related measurements. There was a significant increase in lycopene, triglycerides and adiponectin. The author's concluded that tomato juice can reduce weight circumference, inflammatory adipokines and  cholesterol in young women and these changes were independent of changes in body fat!

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Tomato juice supplementation in young women reduces inflammatory adipokine levels independently of body fat reduction. Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.), Vol. 31, No. 5. (May 2015), pp. 691-696 by Yu-Fen F. Li, Ya-Yuan Y. Chang, Hui-Chi C. Huang, et al. http://www.citeulike.org/user/kimberlykramer2015/article/13582919

Cheese is Good For Your Gut Microbiome!

In the study, researchers examined urine and fecal samples from 15 healthy men. Half of them ate cheese and milk in their diets, while the other half ate a control diet with butter, but no other dairy products. The researchers found that the participants who ate cheese had higher levels of butyrate in their fecal matter — a product of gut bacteria that is often associated with a reduction in cholesterol. As a result, the authors argue, high levels of cheese — despite its fatty content — could actually benefit you, and perhaps all saturated fats aren’t bad.

List Of Healthy Foods For Gut Bacteria Expands To Include Cheese. Medical Daily. Lecia Bushak. April 14, 2015. http://www.medicaldaily.com/list-healthy-foods-gut-bacteria-expands-include-cheese-329202