61. In fact, de Lorgeril and colleagues suggested that the protection afforded by the Mediterranean diet might be enhanced by drugs that lowered blood levels of cholesterol. 62. In one-third of this group, blood glucose levels returned to normal. 63. It also raises triglycerides, fatty molecules that raise the risk of heart disease when blood levels are excessive. 64. Infants who had succumbed to other causes of death had no such elevations in blood levels of tryptase. 65. Insulin resistance is also associated with high blood levels of triglycerides and low levels of protective HDL-cholesterol, which increases their risk of a heart attack. 66. It is now believed by most researchers in the field that saturated fats in the diet are much more likely than dietary cholesterol to raise blood levels of cholesterol. 67. It suppresses blood levels of the virus far better than interferon alone. 68. Its job is to signal the release of calcium from the bones to restore a normal blood level of this life-sustaining mineral. 69. Kim suggested that a safer blood lead level for both children and adults might be seven. 70. Knowing your total blood cholesterol level is important in determining your risk for heart disease. |