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2. 16 heart-healthy foods to lower cholesterol and blood pressure

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   Food is medicine when it comes to preventing heart disease — the leading cause of death in the U.S. — just ask cardiologists. Diet can have a huge impact on heart health, says Dr. Sean Heffron ...

3. 13 Foods Scientifically Proven To Lower Cholesterol

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   iStockElevated cholesterol levels are a common concern for many, given their significant impact on heart health and increased risk of cardiovascular disease. And with over 80 million people in ...

4. The 40 Best Foods for Lowering Your Cholesterol, According to ...

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   Tuna. Whether you prefer fresh or canned, one thing is true: Tuna is a heart-healthy superstar. Fatty fish such as tuna contain lots of omega-3s, fatty acids, which the American Heart Association ...

5. Portfolio diet - Wikipedia

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   The Portfolio Diet is a therapeutic plant-based diet created by British researcher David J. Jenkins in 2003 to lower blood cholesterol. [1][2] The diet emphasizes using a portfolio of foods or food components that have been found to associate with cholesterol lowering to enhance this effect. Soluble fiber, soy protein, plant sterols, and nuts ...

6. List of cholesterol in foods - Wikipedia

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   The human body makes one-eighth to one-fourth teaspoons of pure cholesterol daily. A cholesterol level of 5.5 millimoles per litre or below is recommended for an adult. The rise of cholesterol in the body can give a condition in which excessive cholesterol is deposited in artery walls called atherosclerosis. This condition blocks the blood flow ...

7. HMG-CoA reductase - Wikipedia

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   HMG-CoA reductase (3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A reductase, official symbol HMGCR) is the rate-controlling enzyme (NADH-dependent, EC 1.1.1.88; NADPH-dependent, EC 1.1.1.34) of the mevalonate pathway, the metabolic pathway that produces cholesterol and other isoprenoids. HMGCR catalyzes the conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonic acid, a ...