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Can we trust dietary guidelines?
Ideally, we should be able to make informed decisions on our food choices. However, where can we get the information from? Who can we trust to tell us what’s good…
Diet Related Diseases
What is atherosclerosis? Is cholesterol to blame?
To understand why cholesterol is not causing the atherosclerotic plaque it is important to understand the process of plaque formation. There are various causes of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease (CVD)…
Diet Related Diseases
What is metabolic syndrome?
Metabolic syndrome is a medical condition, diagnosed when any three out of the following five risk factors occur together (1): Metabolic syndrome indicates a high risk of heart disease, type…
Diet Related Diseases
What is cholesterol? Did you know it is harmless?
The following is a list of the most important characteristics of cholesterol in order to understand why there are so many myths about it. (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,…
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Lipoproteins
Lipoproteins are particles that carry lipids such as triglycerides, phospholipids, cholesterol and proteins called apolipoproteins through the blood, to and from the liver and the cells in the body. These…