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Why does veganism still increase cholesterol?
Experts say the calorie difference between a vegan diet and a meat-based keto diet can increase bad cholesterol.
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Health
Discovering extremely ugly 'ugly' cholesterol
Scientists have identified the third type of cholesterol in human blood alongside good cholesterol HDL and bad LDL cholesterol
Health
Eating white meat can harm red meat
Eating a lot of poultry meat, also called white meat, also raises bad cholesterol in the body, like beef.
Oceanography
Zebrafish makes white mice 'arterial anti-clog drug
According to TechnologyReview, researchers at the University of California, San Diego have successfully monitored cholesterol metabolism in genetically modified zebrafis…
Medicine - Health
Good 'cholesterol' can adversely affect some people
Having high levels of HDL cholesterol (also called good cholesterol) is often considered a positive thing. But that may not be true for everyone.
Medicine - Health
The other side of cholesterol is little known
Cholesterol in the body is often bad. Most people who hear cholesterol are afraid, because it is a cause of cardiovascular disease.
Medicine - Health
New perspective: eating chicken eggs is only good?
A recent study showed that cholesterol in chicken eggs is only 1/3 of the 90s of the last century.
Medicine - Health
Grape juice is as good as red wine
Until now the positive effects of a glass of wine on the heart have really been obvious.
Medicine - Health
New blood cholesterol lowering medicine: Ezetimib
Recently, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new lipid-lowering drug, Ezetimib (nicknamed Zetia). Ezetimib is effective in lowering total cholester…
Medicine - Health
Disorders of blood lipid treatment may not take medication
Hypercholesterolemia is also known as dyslipidemia, but many people often call it a dyslipidemia (RLMM). This is a fairly common disease, a concern of many people. RLMM…