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'good' cholesterol A popular term for HDL-cholesterol, see there. Cf 'Bad' cholesterol. Patient discussion about good cholesterol. Q. what is good for high cholesteral and blood pressure? my friend just had a stroke and what because of that what can we give him to help him out? A. i'm pretty sure that if he had a stroke- he went tho the hospital and saw a Dr. and if that's true, he probably advised your friends about medical care for cholesterol and blood pressure. so what you can do is help from the friend position- start going with him to the gym, the best help for those conditions are loosing weight and sport. and to do that you have to be persistent in your sport activity. this is much much easier to do with a friend! Read more or ask a question about good cholesterolare you apt to it? How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| They are viewed as more unhealthy than saturated fats because they raise bad cholesterol while lowering good cholesterol. The animals also had abnormally low concentrations of high-density-lipoprotein-linked (HDL) cholesterol, or good cholesterol. Another study showed that in a group of subjects with high cholesterol, drinking three cups of orange juice a day raised good cholesterol by 21%, triglycerides by 30%, and folate concentrations (also important to arterial health) by 18% compared to controls. |
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