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Results 1 - 10 of 53 for Lipids
  1. Dietary fats explained 
    Fats are an important part of your diet but some types are healthier than others. Choosing healthy fats from vegetable sources more ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000104.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. High blood cholesterol levels 
    Cholesterol is a fat (also called a lipid) that your body needs to work properly. Too much bad cholesterol in your blood can increase your chance of getting heart disease , stroke , ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000403.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. High cholesterol - children 
    Cholesterol is a fat (also called a lipid) that the body needs to work properly. There are many types of cholesterol. The ones talked about most are: Total cholesterol - all the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007701.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Niemann-Pick disease 
    ... through families (inherited) in which fatty substances called lipids collect in the cells of the spleen, liver, ... cannot properly break down cholesterol and other fats (lipids). This leads to too much cholesterol in the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001207.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Cholesterol testing and results 
    ... in your blood. You may also have a lipid (or coronary risk) profile, which includes: Total cholesterol ... They carry cholesterol, triglycerides, and other fats, called lipids, in the blood to various parts of the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000386.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Dietary fat and children 
    Some fat in the diet is needed for normal growth and development. However, many conditions such as obesity, heart disease, and diabetes ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001979.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Xanthoma 
    ... among older adults and people with high blood lipids (fats). Xanthomas vary in size. Some are very ... medical condition that involves an increase in blood lipids. Such conditions include: Certain cancers Diabetes High blood ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001447.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Apolipoprotein B100 
    An abnormal result may mean you have high lipid (fat) levels in your blood. A medical term ... the added value of this test beyond a lipid panel is unknown.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003502.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Apolipoprotein CII 
    ... the added value of this test beyond a lipid panel is unknown. ... Bredefeld CL, Lau R, Hussain MM. Lipids and dyslipoproteinemia. In: McPherson RA, Pincus MR, eds. Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods . 24th ed. St Louis, MO: Elsevier; ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003505.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Gaucher cell - photomicrograph #2 (image) 
    Gaucher disease is called a "lipid storage disease" where abnormal amounts of lipids called "glycosphingolipids" are stored in special cells called reticuloendothelial cells. Classically, the nucleus is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1451.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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