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New Study Suggests Plant Sterol-Enriched Chocolate Snack Bars ...
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans looking to manage their blood cholesterol levels may have a new weapon in helping to promote heart health, suggests a new study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. Researchers at the University of California-Davis found that including CocoaVia® snack bars as part of a heart healthy diet helped to significantly lower both total and LDL or "bad" cholesterol levels, without impacting HDL or "good" cholesterol. The researchers studied 67 men and women with elevated cholesterol (> 200 mg/dl total cholesterol) who were randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group was instructed to consume the CocoaVia® snack bar twice daily, while another group was instructed to consume a placebo product (matched in its design but formulated without plant sterols) for 6 weeks.
CocoaVia Snack Bars Helped Lower Cholesterol Levels in Men and ...
07/11/06 Americans looking to manage their blood cholesterol levels may have a new weapon in helping to promote heart health, suggests a new study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. Researchers at the University of California-Davis found that including CocoaVia snack bars as part of a heart healthy diet helped to significantly lower both total and LDL or "bad" cholesterol levels, without impacting HDL or "good" cholesterol. The researchers studied 67 men and women with elevated cholesterol (> 200 mg/dl total cholesterol) who were randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group was instructed to consume the CocoaVia snack bar twice daily, while another group was instructed to consume a placebo product (matched in its design but formulated without plant sterols) for 6 weeks.
Statins can lower LDL when diet isn't enough
Q. I have been on different statins for the past 15 years. The other day a doctor on a radio show said these pills are unnecessary. All one has to do is rid their diet of trans fatty acids. Is there any truth to this? It's true that getting rid of excess saturated and trans fats in your diet is the first line of defense against the rise of dangerous LDL cholesterol in your blood. But saying medications are never necessary is like saying your car will never need a tune-up if you change the oil regularly. For some people, diet changes are not enough. That's when statins -- cholesterol-lowering medications such as Lipitor, Zocor and Lescol -- can help. Too much vitamin D? Q. I take a multivitamin and a calcium supplement daily. I mistakenly purchased calcium plus D.
Nautilus Introduces "PhytoWater", A Natural Spring Water Enriched ...
11/10/06 Nautilus Mineral Waters of America, Inc., announced the official launch of its all-natural premium spring water plus product; PhytoWater, a refreshing and invigorating mineralized water made from natural spring water and calcium-3-phytosterol. Calcium-3-phytosterol is a proprietary, patent-pending water soluble calcium rich nutraceutical ingredient incorporating the proven medical benefits of cholesterol-lowering plant sterols. In addition, PhytoWater spring water plus delivers a unique combination of magnesium minerals, the heart-healthy compounds that are found naturally in pacific kelp extract, along with natural plant sterols ingredients that are cholesterol-lowering and carry the FDA-approved plant sterol heart health claim. Numerous regulatory authorities, cholesterol educational coalitions and independent researchers have reviewed the data of numerous clinical studies and have concluded that dietary intake of plant sterols is effective in lowering LDL cholesterol.
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