India's National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) has developed low-cholesterol ghee and commercialized the technology through the National Research Development Corporation (NRDC).
Menu items with descriptions that reference gluten, cholesterol, sugar and other health-related topics are expanding on restaurant menus as more operators recognize an increasing number of Americans adhere to special diets.
When 61 healthy women followed a diet with a hefty dose of natural trans fats for four weeks, researchers found there were no changes in the women's LDL (bad) cholesterol and only small changes in HDL (good) cholesterol, in some women.
Doctors and nutritionists have long recommended avoiding all animal fats to trim cholesterol, but Danish researchers report that cheese may not be so bad, and probably should not be lumped in the same category with butter.
A study published in the April issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2005, 81:792) found that subjects with moderately high cholesterol experienced a 6% drop in total cholesterol after taking a 5g daily dose of ImmunoLin[r], an immunoglobulin protein isolate, over a period of three weeks.
From mom’s ringing endorsement to the FDA’s first food-specific health claim, oats are well established as an important component to a healthful diet. In fact, beta-glucan, the active ingredient in oat soluble fiber, has been shown to provide significant heart-health benefits, such as lower cholesterol levels and reduced hypertension.
A study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Canadian KGK Synergize company, published in the May 12, 2004, issue of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, identified a class of compounds isolated from orange and tangerine peels that shows promise in animal studies as a potent, natural alternative for lowering LDL cholesterol, or bad cholesterol, without the possible drug side effects, such as liver disease and muscle weakness.
A double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study showed that a proprietary ingredient combination, Diachrome™ (chromium picolinate and biotin), significantly improved cholesterol profiles in people with Type II diabetes.
