ApoB Articles

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Niacin: Can It Help Your Cardio Health?

More than 50 years of research indicates that niacin can help lower your triglycerides, raise your HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol), improve your circulation, and lower your LDL cholesterol and Lipoprotein A. These effects are likely to positively support weight management.

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Tangeretin and Nobiletin Lower Cholesterol by Inhibiting ApoB Production

Tangeretin and nobiletin are polymethoxylated citrus flavonoids which have been studied for a number of years for their ability to help lower LDL cholesterol. The latest study demonstrates that their primary activity is to inhibit the production of ApoB by liver cells. ApoB is required for the formation of LDL cholesterol, so if there is less ApoB produced then there has to be less LDL cholesterol.

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How Green Tea Improves Cholesterol Metabolism

In the oversimplified world of “good” and “bad” it is often not understood that LDL cholesterol is vital to your health, delivering fat-soluble nutrition to every cell of your body. Of course you don’t want to much; however, a key part of the issue is getting your LDL to work efficiently so that it is actually helping your health. The epigallocatechin gallates (EGCG) of green tea is one nutrient that can help.

Read More: ApoB, cholesterol, epigallocatechin gallate EGCG, green tea, LDL receptor