Blood lipids (or blood fats) are lipids in the blood, either free or bound to other molecules. They are mostly transported in a protein capsule, and the density of the lipids and type of protein determines the fate of the particle and its influence on metabolism. The concentration of blood lipids depends on intake and excretion from the intestine, and uptake and secretion from cells. Blood lipids are mainly fatty acids and cholesterol. Hyperlipidemia is the presence of elevated or abnormal levels of lipids and/or lipoproteins in the blood, and is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
Read more about Blood Lipids: Cholesterol
Other articles related to "blood lipids, blood":
... vera extracts may be useful in the treatment of diabetes and elevated blood lipids in humans ... of aloe vera has been linked in preliminary research with improved blood glucose levels in diabetics, although it has been suggested by the NTP that aloe may lower blood glucose levels ... It has also been linked with lower blood lipids in hyperlipidaemic patients, but also with acute hepatitis (liver disease) ...
... One study examined the relationship between ubiquinol and blood lipids in patients with Coronary Artery Disease ... a relationship exists between the extent of stenosis (narrowing of blood vessels) and the concentrations of ubiquinol and blood lipids ... Often, CoQ10 is studied in relation to blood lipids, since in the blood it is almost entirely found in lipoproteins (in particular low-density lipoprotein cholesterol LDL-C) ...
Famous quotes containing the word blood:
“The stars move still, time runs, the clock will strike,
The devil will come, and Faustus must be damned.
O I’ll leap up to my God: who pulls me down?
See, see, where Christ’s blood streams in the firmament.
One drop would save my soul, half a drop, ah my Christ.”
—Christopher Marlowe (1564–1593)