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A low-fat diet is one that restricts fat, and often saturated fat and cholesterol as well. Low-fat diets are intended to reduce the occurrence of conditions such as heart disease and obesity. For weight loss, they perform similarly to a low-carbohydrate diet, since macronutrient composition does not determine weight loss success. [ 1 ]
A gallstone is a stone formed within the gallbladder from precipitated bile components. [ 2 ] The term cholelithiasis may refer to the presence of gallstones or to any disease caused by gallstones, [ 5 ] and choledocholithiasis refers to the presence of migrated gallstones within bile ducts. Most people with gallstones (about 80%) are ...
A cardiac diet also known as a heart healthy diet[1] is a diet focus on reducing sodium, fat and cholesterol intake. The diet concentrates on reducing "foods containing saturated fats and trans fats" and substituting them with "mono and polyunsaturated fats". The diet advocates increasing intake of "complex carbohydrates, soluble fiber and ...
Smoking and vaping. Smoking injures the lining of blood vessels — not just in the heart, but also to the brain, so it increases heart attack and stroke risk, London says. Also, nicotine is a ...
The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension or the DASH diet is a diet to control hypertension promoted by the U.S. -based National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The DASH diet is rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains ...
The lipid hypothesis (also known as the cholesterol hypothesis) is a medical theory postulating a link between blood cholesterol levels and the occurrence of cardiovascular disease. A summary from 1976 described it as: "measures used to lower the plasma lipids in patients with hyperlipidemia will lead to reductions in new events of coronary ...
Meal-Prep Tip: Reserve leftover Roasted Vegetable Soup to have for lunch on Days 6 and 7. Daily Totals: 1,823 calories, 88g fat, 72g protein, 203g carbohydrate, 37g fiber, 2,075mg sodium. Make it ...
A growing body of research has suggested that the consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) has severe consequences for health, such as a higher rate of overall death causes, an increased risk of ...