All posts tagged "Cholesterol"

  • Artichokes and artichoke extract have been proven to reduce cholesterol levels by 4.2% over a 12-week period.
    7 cholesterol-lowering foods

    Artichokes: These vegetables are cholesterol free and virtually fat free. Many studies including one in a 2008 issue of the Phytomedicine health journal, found that daily artichoke leaf extract consumption led to a 4.2% decrease in LDL...

    • Posted October 22, 2014
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  • The symptoms of the dry eye syndrome worsen especially when the weather is dry or the air is contaminated with ultrafine dust. (Korea Times file)
    Higher cholesterol levels may worsen dry eye syndrome in women

    By Yoon Ja-young As the number of people suffering with dry eye syndrome (DES) increases amid fine dust and dry weather, research shows that high blood cholesterol increases the risk of the condition in women. After analyzing...

    • Posted December 27, 2013
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