Does Exercise Increase HDL Cholesterol in Those Who Need It the Most?

Does exercise increase HDL cholesterol in those who need it the most?

The Health, Risk Factors, Exercise, Training, and Genetics (HERITAGE) Family Study is a landmark multicenter trial designed to examine the physiological changes produced by exercise training and how genetics contributes to the variation in the response to exercise.1 Families underwent physiological and biochemical assessment before and after 5 months of supervised aerobic exercise training. Thi...

Gaze Interaction For Those Who Want It Most

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The HDL paradox: what does it mean and how to manage low serum HDL cholesterol level?

The topic of this article is an important practical lipidologic issue, along with familial hypercholesterolaemia and severe hypertriglyceridaemia which have also been recently reviewed in the Polish literature. In this paper, we attempted to summarise current scientific evidence and views on the complex role of HDL in atherogenesis, as well as therapeutic recommendations in patients with low HD...

Does Endurance Exercise Training Increase the Need for Dietary Antioxidants?

1 KEY POINTS • Prolonged exercise at 65-80% VO 2 max increases the production of radicals in the contracting skeletal muscles. This exercise-induced radical production often results in oxidative damage to skeletal muscle fibers and contributes to muscle fatigue. • Antioxidant supplements are widely available and are commonly consumed by endurance athletes. Arguments exist both for and against t...