...L. Cominacini; U. Garbin; A. Davoli; M. Campagnola; A. De Santis; C. Pasini; A.M. Pastorino; O. Bosello The concentration of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol in patients with severe obesity is generally subnormal. The exact mechanism linking obesity with reduced levels of HDL cholesterol...

... was a significant (p < 0.01) increase in plasma high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and in plasma apolipo-protein A-I concentrations by up to 26 and 12%, respectively. These effects were not observed after the intake of white wine. We conclude that the major effect of red-wine supplementation (about 40 g...

... Levels Antti Aro3, Martti Kvllastinenb, Ella Kostiainena , Carl-Gustav Gref3, Sirkka EIJvingb, Ulla Uusitaloa aNational Public Health Institute, and hKoskela Hospital, Helsinki, Finland Key W'ords. Ascorbic acid Blood cholesterol High-density lipoprotein Blood lipids Blood triglycerides Vitamin...

.... Venous blood samples were taken 1 week before Ramadan, during the last week of Ramadan and 3 weeks after Ramadan. Serum interleukin-6 (IL-6), C-reactive protein (CRP), homocysteine, vitamin B 12 , folate, total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and high-density lipoprotein...

... physiological and psychological changes are observed during Ramadan that are probably due to the changes in eating and sleeping patterns. Methods: Serum total cholesterol, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT...

... hamsters without dietary cholesterol or with 0.05% dietary cholesterol. However, no matter in the presence of psyllium or not, the increase of plasma total cholesterol, very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL)-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol levels was depend...