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Statin use increased new-onset diabetes in hypercholesterolemic individuals: Data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service-National Health Screening Cohort database (NHIS-HEALS).
Regular usage of statin medications may facilitate the onset of diabetes in individuals with elevated levels of cholesterol. This research work studied the connection between the intake of statin medications and the incidence of diabetes in...
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Extraordinary Care
My husband and I came to Dr. Linda Carney two years ago when our family doctor stopped practicing, as an ordinary retired couple with most of the health issues that folks face these days. Little did we realize that this would be the first step toward a...
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Egg and Dietary Cholesterol Consumption and the Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome: Findings from a Population-Based Nationwide Cohort
Regular intake of eggs and other cholesterol-rich foods may put an individual at high risk of developing metabolic syndrome. This research work studied the dietary cholesterol-metabolic syndrome connection hypothesis. Researchers surveyed the diet and...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/metabolic-syndrome/egg-and-dietary-cholesterol-consumption-and-the-prevalence-of-metabolic-syndrome-findings-from-a-population-based-nationwide-cohort -
Unprocessed: How to achieve vibrant health and your ideal weight
your ideal weight Chef AJ has a unique ability to create healthy foods that taste great. Whether you want to lower your cholesterol, prevent or reverse many common lifestyle diseases, lose weight, or just look and feel great, Chef AJ shows you how to...
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Three Diseases Linked to Milk Consumption
Milk is one of the most popular drinks of choice among Americans. In fact, the average American consumed about 20.4 gallons of milk in 2010. Unfortunately, cow's milk is not well designed for humans; in reality, it is baby calf growth fluid intended to...
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Association between ultra-processed foods intake with lipid profile: a cross-sectional study
found a strong connection between abnormalities in blood levels of triglycerides and high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and elevated dietary ingestion of ultra-processed foods. This study affirmed that indulgence in ultra-processed foods may...
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Healthy Food = Healthy Colon
We're sure you will agree that colon polyps aren't exactly a popular topic of conversation. However, because they increase our risk of colon cancer (and over 35% of those eating the typical American diet have polyps) it's important for us to discuss...
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Forks Over Knives - The Cookbook: Over 300 Recipes for Plant-Based Eating All Through the Year
book, the film, the movement—is back again in a cookbook. The secret is out: If you want to lose weight, lower your cholesterol, and prevent (or even reverse!) chronic conditions such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes, the right food is your best...
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Low-Carb Theory Regarding Meat/Insulin is Flawed
Due to rising obesity and insulin resistance rates, low-carb and Paleo diets have become a popular approach to the growing population of overweight Americans. As stated by Dr. John McDougall, "Advocates of high-protein diets explain the reason people...
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The Metabolic Effects of Oats Intake in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
servings of oats markedly decreased serum levels of fasting blood glucose (FBG), glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), Total Cholesterol, low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and acute postprandial glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes. This study...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/lifestyle-choices/whole-grains/the-metabolic-effects-of-oats-intake-in-patients-with-type-2-diabetes-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis -
The Cheese Trap: How Breaking a Surprising Addiction Will Help You Lose Weight, Gain Energy, and Get Healthy
been told that dairy does a body good, but the truth is that cheese can be dangerous. Loaded with calories, fat, and cholesterol, cheese can make you gain weight and leads to a host of health problems like high blood pressure and arthritis. New York...
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How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
new book describes in detail how "not to die" from: Diseases of the heart - Chapter 1 focuses on how plant foods lower cholesterol, how they can prevent and reverse heart disease (including atherosclerosis, stroke, and heart attacks), how they lower...
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Dietary phylloquinone intakes and metabolic syndrome in US young adults.
elevated triglyceride levels, high fasting blood sugar, and low concentrations of high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. This study examined the association between the consumption of dietary phylloquinones (vitamin K) and the likelihood of...
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3 Health Benefits of Plant-Based Diets
Many health benefits are associated with eating whole food, plant-based, oil free diets. According to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics , " appropriately planned vegetarian, including vegan, diets are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may...
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A low-fat vegan diet improves glycemic control and cardiovascular risk factors in a randomized clinical trial in individuals with type 2 diabetes.
for 22 weeks. The serum concentrations of glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), blood levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, body weight, and urinary concentrations of albumin were measured in each of the subject at the end of the dietary...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/lifestyle-choices/low-fat/a-low-fat-vegan-diet-improves-glycemic-control-and-cardiovascular-risk-factors-in-a-randomized-clinical-trial-in-individuals-with-type-2-diabetes -
Dietary fiber for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
found out that diets rich in dietary fiber had a positive effect on cardiovascular disease risk factors, such as total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and diastolic blood pressure. The results of this study demonstrate that...
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The BROAD study: A randomised controlled trial using a whole food plant-based diet in the community for obesity, ischaemic heart disease or diabetes.
(fed with low-fat vegan diets with no calorie restrictions) and the control group (placed on normal care). The weight and cholesterol levels of all the participants in this study were also monitored. Researchers discovered that members of the...
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Long-term effects of ad-libitum low-fat, high-carbohydrate diets on body weight and serum lipid in overweight subjects with metabolic syndrome.
complex carbohydrate diets than in patients in the other two groups. A significant decrease in plasma levels of total cholesterol and high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol was found in all the groups. According to this study, patients on low-fat,...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/lifestyle-choices/low-fat/long-term-effects-of-ad-libitum-low-fat-high-carbohydrate-diets-on-body-weight-and-serum-lipid-in-overweight-subjects-with-metabolic-syndrome -
Greater whole grain intake is associated with lower risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and weight gain.
fed with whole grains were also found to have lower plasma levels of fasting blood glucose, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and total cholesterol than other groups in the 21 randomized-controlled trials. The results of this meta-analysis show...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/lifestyle-choices/whole-grains/greater-whole-grain-intake-is-associated-with-lower-risk-of-type-2-diabetes-cardiovascular-disease-and-weight-gain -
The effect of vegetarian diets on plasma lipid and platelet levels.
platelet function, linoleic acid, and arachidonic acid concentrations as well as their plasma thromboxane, prostacyclin, cholesterol, high-, and low-density lipoprotein levels were measured. Researchers discovered that while low- and high-density...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cardiovascular-disease/the-effect-of-vegetarian-diets-on-plasma-lipid-and-platelet-levels
