Location of body fat associated with cardiovascular risk even at normal body weight
...hes in men or 34.7 inches in women; elevated blood triglyceride levels; low high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels; high blood pressure, treated or untreated; and elevated blood sugar level, treated or untreated. Individuals were classified as normal weight, overweight or obese based on the basis of bo...Study finds possible mechanism for link between sleep disturbances and metabolic syndrome
...) levelswhich can indicate risk for diabetes, high triglyceride levels, low levelsof good cholesterol, and a large waist. Scientists have found that circadian rhythms (which control the sleep/wakecycle and other biological processes), hunger, and satiety are all regulatedby centers within a brain structure calle...Penn study shows liver receptor key to diet-dependent differences in blood lipid levels
...standard Western diet, their blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels actually improved. Furthermore, the mice were protected from the atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease that normally results from this diet. However, the beneficial effect of the increased LXR levels was lost when mice were treated with the e...New methods offer alternatives for patients undergoing obesity surgery
...ificant reduction in the patients' cholesterol and triglyceride levels. "The use of the bard endoscopic suturing kit during a vertical gastroplasty helped obese patients achieve significant weight loss without enduring an invasive procedure," said Dr. Roberto Fogel, lead investigator on the study. "Since the abd...Breastfeeding as good for children's blood pressure as exercise and salt restriction
...lood pressure, diabetes, high insulin levels, high triglyceride levels, and low "good" (HDL) cholesterol levels. Breastfeeding did not have an impact on every element of the metabolic syndrome. But children who had been exclusively breastfed had lower systolic blood pressure than those who had not. This was the ...Metabolic syndrome prevalent in heart attack patients
...nches) in men and 88 cm (35 inches) in women, high triglyceride levels, low HDL cholesterol levels, high blood glucose level, and high blood pressure. The researchers found that 46 percent (n = 290) of patients met the criteria for metabolic syndrome. Patients with metabolic syndrome were older, more likely to b...Weight-loss surgery produces unexpected drop in heart disease risk, Stanford researchers find
...new tests to the standard panel of cholesterol and triglyceride assays. They saw improvements in all cardiac risk factors, with the most significant improvements for triglycerides and one of the new tests: C-reactive protein. "Medication with statins - the most effective non-surgical treatment available - lowers ...Healthy weight means healthier blood lipid profile in children, study finds
...Interestingly, fatness had almost no impact on the triglyceride and total cholesterol levels of black teens in the study, a finding researchers say they will pursue further. "The first issue is that fatness is important," says Dr. Gutin. "Fitness is important too but when you put them together it looks like fatn...UCSD study clarifies insulin's role in blocking release of energy in patients with type II diabetes
...cause the body continues to produce and store more triglyceride instead of breaking down the fat as released energy. Somehow, insulin knows how to specifically block catecholamine-induced PKA, but not other molecules, said Christopher Hupfeld, assistant professor of Medicine in the UCSD Division of Endocrinology...Total cholesterol level among US adults continues to decline
...period. The age-adjusted geometric [average] serum triglyceride level of adults 20 years or older increased from 1...s reflected in the observed trend toward increased triglyceride levels. However, further research is needed to assess simultaneously the effects of lipid-lowering m...Substituting carbohydrates in diet with protein or unsaturated fats may reduce cardiovascular risk
...owered blood pressure, LDL cholesterol levels, and triglyceride levels, as well as HDL cholesterol levels among ad...ly monounsaturated fat, lowered blood pressure and triglyceride levels and increased HDL cholesterol levels but had no significant effect on LDL cholesterol levels....Study finds lifestyle modification and weight loss medication superior to either approach used alone
... the year was associated with a 14.7% reduction in triglyceride levels and an 18.9% decrease in insulin resistance, a condition that usually precedes the development of type 2 diabetes. Larger weight losses were associated with greater improvements in these measures, as well as with greater improvements in high-d...Thanksgiving gluttony misaligned with 'intuitive eating' approach examined in new study
...antly correlated with lower body mass index, lower triglyceride levels, higher levels of high density lipoproteins and decreased risk of cardiovascular disease. Approximately one-third of the variance in body mass index was accounted for by intuitive eating scores, while 17 to 19 percent of the variance in blood...Unique vascular dysfunction in women's heart disease described in major journal supplement
...s insulin resistance, unhealthy cholesterol and/or triglyceride levels, hypertension, and abdominal obesity. The recognition of different, unique risk factors for IHD in women such as inflammatory processes in the arteries, anemia and microvascular dysfunction leads to the possibility that different diagnost...Low-carbohydrate diets appear effective, but may raise cholesterol levels
...vels and LDL levels. However, they also had lower triglyceride levels and higher HDL or "good" cholesterol levels...s low-carbohydrate diets appear to have on HDL and triglyceride levels cancel out their apparent negative effects on overall and LDL cholesterol levels, the authors...Medication shows modest benefit in reducing weight, improving HDL, triglyceride levels
...ss after 2 years, and improved HDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels, according to a study in the February 15 issue of JAMA. Approximately two-thirds of U.S. adults are overweight or obese, which greatly increases the risk of developing diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease and death from related causes....Cholesterol levels discounted as a biological marker for suicide risk among alcoholics
...Moreover, there were indications that higher serum triglyceride levels may be a risk factor for suicide attempts in the patient population. "Our results add to several other study findings questioning the importance of low serum total cholesterol as a trait marker for suicidal patients in general," said Deisenham...One-third of adults with diabetes still don't know they have it
... have an HDL cholesterol less than 35 mg/dL or a triglyceride level 250 mg/dL or higher have had diabetes that developed during pregnancy (gestational diabetes) or have given birth to a baby weighing more than 9 pounds have polycystic ovary syndrome, a metabolic disorder that affects the female reproductive......stolic blood pressure, gender, race/ethnicity, and triglyceride levels were significant predictors of CAC. "There is a growing body of science suggesting that ACTOS may have benefits beyond glycemic control," said Robert Spanheimer, M.D., medical director for diabetes and metabolism at Takeda Pharmaceuticals Nort......creased body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio, serum triglyceride levels, and systolic blood pressure, as well as decreased levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), or good, cholesterol. The study was then extended to subjects with normal body weight and normal blood glucose, but with a strong family history of t...