Shareholders in Forbes Medi-Tech approve a resolution allowing the
company to issue up to 25 per cent of its shares in order to raise
cash for future expansion.
New research from the US has shown that the addition of soybean
phytosterols to lean ground beef can have a significant effect in
reducing cholesterol levels.
A compound used as a dietary supplement for centuries in India but
which is not well known in the West has been shown to have a
significant effect on cutting cholesterol.
The US-based nutritional supplements manufacturer has presented
evidence at the recentExperimental Biology's Annual Scientific
Conference in New Orleans which suggests the role played by
chromium picolinate supplementation in...
Higher cholesterol levels are not only bad for the heart and blood
vessels, they increase the risk of cognitive impairment, the
precursor to Alzheimer's disease, according to a study of elderly
women by UCSF researchers.
Olympic gold medalists Christopher Dean and Mark Spitz have joined
the Go for the Goal awareness initiative designed to focus public
attention on the dangers of high cholesterol as a risk factor for
cardiovascular disease.
Most American consumers know that reducing their cholesterol level
can help reduce the risk of heart disease, but the majority seem to
need help in taking the simple steps to do so, according to a
survey by breakfast cereal brand...
African-Americans suffering from diabetes should add lipid-lowering
drugs to their regimen, according to a study reported by members of
a research consortium in Atlanta, Georgia.
Quaker Oats and Biosafe Medical Technologies have formed an
initiative to give the public greater access to information about
lowering cholesterol levels
The International Lecithin and Phospholipid Society (ILPS)
announced this week the 8th International Congress on
Phospholipids, to be held in Vienna, Austria on 7-10 September 2002
Researchers do not yet know everything they would like to know
about how nutrition affects your heart, the US Mayo Clinic says,
but as research continues into the role of soyfoods, the
``results appear promising.''
Fenugreek, trigonella foenum-graecum, is an annual plant, member of
the pea family. The botanical name for fenugreek means "Greek hay,"
since it was used at one time to scent poor quality hay.
Excess cholesterol on the blood is a sign that one is at risk of
cardiovascular diseases. However, according to new research,
too-low cholesterol levels could increase the risk of cancer.
It is the general belief today that low blood cholesterol is key in
reducing cardiovascular disease. This opinion has now been
challenged by data from the Honolulu Heart Program, a large
epidemiological study of cardiovascular disease.