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Topic: High Cholesterol

Vital Stats

The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:

Appearance:

Overweight

Personality:

Nervous

Currently has on their coffee table:

Men's Health magazine

Favorite body part(s):

Heart, Lungs

Favorite food(s):

Vegetarian, Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches

Favorite sport(s):

Watching TV

Medical note(s):

Taking weight loss pills, Uses laxatives, Heart attack imminent

Ultimate fantasy(s):

Having severe anorexia

Favorite drink(s):

Milk, Lemonade

Worst habit(s):

Smoking, Drinking, Smoking Marijuana

Favorite quote(s):

"There is no sincerer love than the love of food." - George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
"Fill what's empty , empty what's full, and scratch where it itches." - the Duchess of Windsor, when asked what is the secret of a long and happy life

Expert Talk

The Brain has selected interesting relevant sentences from the web. It automatically assigned them to some of our fictitious experts based on their personalities.

Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer

Saturated fat increases LDL cholesterol, but low fat high carbohydrate diet also reduces HDL cholesterol and increase triglycerides.
Diets high "good" fat improve several risk factors for heart disease including total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and triglycerides.
However, there is concern that, for some individuals, high carbohydrate diets may increase blood triglycerides and reduce HDL cholesterol compared to a high monounsaturated fat diet.

Zhang Xian Qian,
Ex-Olympic Swimmer

High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) - A carrier of cholesterol believed to transport cholesterol away from the tissues and to the liver, where it can be removed from bloodstream.

Adam Findley,
Professional Motivator

High density lipoprotein exert a protective role against heart disease because they bind cholesterol in such a way as to prevent it from becoming incorporated into atherosclerotic plague formation.

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