Study: Liposuction Won't Trim Heart Disease Risks

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Procedure Does Not Change Metabolic Profiles

BOSTON -- Liposuction will not decrease heart disease risks, according to a new study that will be released Thursday.
The New England Journal Of Medicine

NewsCenter 5's Liz Brunner reported that many had speculated that by paring down your body, liposuction could also trim down your risk of heart disease.

"It caught on, and why it caught on was because I think there was a market of people who hoped it would work," SkinCare Physicians Dr. Michael Kaminer said.

But that's not the case, according to new research from the Washington University School of Medicine. In a study of 15 obese women, the procedure did decrease their body fat and body weight -- trimming down their abdominal tissue by as much as 44 percent. But there were no changes in levels of heart disease markers like C-reactive protein and other factors like insulin resistance, blood pressure or cholesterol.

Kaminer, who specializes in liposuction, said that unlike procedures, like stomach stapling, liposuction does not appear to change the metabolic profile, probably because it can only reach the fat just under the skin

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[KingSleaze]

But donating blood will

When you donate blood, some of the cholesterol is removed. While your body is always making new blood, cholesterol isn't produced by the body, it's ingested. So if the only change you make in your lifestyle, is to donate blood, your cholesterol level can be reduced. Thereby reducing one factor in heart disease.

 

[MongoTheGeek]

When you donate blood, some of the cholesterol is removed. While your body is always making new blood, cholesterol isn't produced by the body, it's ingested. So if the only change you make in your lifestyle, is to donate blood, your cholesterol level can be reduced. Thereby reducing one factor in heart disease.

Actually your body does make cholesterol in the liver. It processes fats into it. Cholesterol itself is then changed into hormones. Having no cholesterol is a bad thing.

 

[wdlove]

Cholesterol can be both good and bad, so it's important to learn what cholesterol is, how it affects your health and how to manage your blood*cholesterol levels.

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