Category: Heart Health and Cholesterol
Individuals who are on low-carb diets may want to consider cholesterol testing, as new evidence has linked this common weight loss strategy to elevations in blood lipid levels.
A team of Swedish researchers examined public health data regarding individuals' fat consumption and cholesterol levels in the years following the implementation of a nationwide initiative in Sweden to educate the public about making health diet choices. The program began in 1985.
The results showed that fat consumption and cholesterol levels dropped significantly in the seven years following the implementation of the program and stayed depressed for an extended period of time. However, the team noted that cholesterol levels and fat consumption began to increase in 2005, which they pointed out was precisely the time that low-carb diets became popular.
In a low-carb diet, individuals are urged to reduce carbohydrate consumption as much as possible and substitute in more proteins. Unfortunately, high-protein foods also tend to be rich in fat. By avoiding low-fat carbohydrate sources and favoring high-fat protein foods dieters may be putting their long-term cardiovascular health at risk, the researchers said.
Related Articles from Private MD:
News Categories:
Advanced Lipid Treatment I Allergy Testing Anemia and RBC disorders Autoimmune Diseases Bariatric Lab Testing Blood and Blood Diseases Breast Cancer Detection and Tumor Markers Celiac Disease Testing Chlamydia Coagulation and blood clotting disorders Colon DNA, Paternity and Genetic testing Diabetes Drug Screening Environmental Toxin Testing Female Specific Tests Gastrointestinal Diseases General Health General Wellness HIV HIV monitoring/Treatment/Testing/Post Diagnos Heart Health and Cholesterol Herpes Hormones and Metabolism Infectious Diseases Infertility Testing-Male Infertitlity Hormone Testing Kidney Diseases Leukemia and WBC disorders Liver Liver Diseases Lyme Disease Male Specific Tests Menopause/Peri-Menopausal Diagnosis Musculoskeletal Diseases Nicotine Screening Organ Specific Testing Ovarian Prostate Prostate Sexually Transmitted Diseases Thyroid Diseases Transgender Hormone Testing-Male to Female Transgender Hormone Testing-female to male Vitamin D Deficiency-Diagnosis and TreatmentVisit the Health News Archive: Click Here
Back to top
Results
