Almond --HDL Cholesterol
When your doctor recommends this test
Lipid profile test includes Total cholesterol
HDL-Cholesterol also called Good Cholesterol
Ldl -Cholesterol also called bad cholesterol
Triglycerides
If Hdl cholesterol is low and Ldl cholesterol &triglyceride is high
The report of lipid profile is suggestive of dyslipidemia.
Dyslipedimia refers to abnormal levels of lipids in the blood
Stream.
Dyslipedimia :is major risk factor for coronary
Heart disease Although there are pharmacological proven therapies to manage
Dyslipidemia : Addition of almonds in the daily diet has been proposed
To have beneficial impact on the lipid profile.
Low HDL-CHOLESTEROL is a key CVD risk factor.
Low HDL-CHOLESTEROL have been found to be prevalent
In people with insulin resistance.
Large multicenre study done in a India estimated that nearly
72% of Indians have low HDL-CHOLESTEROL levels.
According to The Indian Heart Association
, evey 10 point increase in HDLCholesterol may reduce the risk of
Heart disease by half
Physicians world wide find it difficult to enhance HDL_CHOLESTEROL
Even after prescribing strict excercise regimes in addition to
therapies
Like niacin fibric acid.
A study done in new Zealand examined the effects
Nuts (almonds and hazelnuts) in different forms (ground ,slice
whole) six weeks of intervention found a statistically
significant reduction in LDL-cho with an increase in HDL-Cho
Levels
In recent study , consumption of 43grams
Of almonds every day six weeks helped to elevate
HDL-CHOLESTEROL levels in the international group in
Comparison to the control group.
Ref Nutrients 2018 Apr 10 (4 )468 published online 2018
April 11 doi10 3390 /nu10040468
Soumik kalita
Shweta khandelwal
Jagmeet Madan
Himanshu Pandya
Boindala Sessi and
Kamala Krishna swami
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