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"Aggressive treatment of atherosclerotic risk factors can substantially reduce stroke risk....There is no role for Hormone Replacement Therapy in prevention of stroke. Weight loss, for overweight patients, regular exercise, and a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, cereals, and fish, as well as low in fat and cholesterol should be a standard recommendation....There is no benefit to vitamin E, vitamin C, or beta-carotene supplementation. Smokers should stop....heavy alcohol use (more than five drinks a day) increases stroke risk." 1
"Ischemic heart disease 'reduction of blood supply to the heart] is associated with high rates of mortality and it is the most prevalent among cardiovascular diseases. It is a 'multi-faceted] disease, and its prevention depends on control of risk factors. ....'high cholesterol] in our examinations, resulted in a 1.83 times greater risk for heart disease....Among the three most important risk factors, two can be controlled by nutritional intervention--hypertension and total cholesterol 'of more than 200.]" They recommend the use of electrocardiograms for early detection.
"The effect of a high-cholesterol diet with or without taurine 'a protein] on 'fat content] and oxidative stress in the 'blood,] liver and aorta of rabbits was investigated. 2
"Our findings indicated that taurine ameliorated oxidative stress and
cholesterol accumulation in the aorta of rabbits fed on the high-cholesterol
diet and that this effect may be related to it's antioxidative potential as
well as its reducing effect on serum 'fats]." 3
Cholesterol and Health Bibliography
1 Curr. Treatment Options in Neurology, vol. 4, 2002. Drs. Cucchiara & Kasner, Dept. of Neurology, U. of Penn. School of Medicine, Phila. PA 19104
2 Rev. Assoc. Med. Brazil, vol. 48, 2002. Drs. Cardoso, Marins, Fornari, et al., Faculty of Med., U. of Sao Paulo, Brazil
3 Biosci. Biotechnol Biochem., vol. 66, 2002. Drs. Balkan, Kanbagli, Hatipoglu, et al., Dept. of Biochemistry, Istanbul Med. Faculty, U. of Istanbul, Turkey
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