Artichoke Normalizes the Level of Total Lipids Profile

By Kyle J. Norton

On seeking natural therapy with no side effects, scientists may have a whole fruit for the normalization of total high blood cholesterol, according to studies.

Total lipids profile is a lab test that measures the abnormal levels of cholesterol and triglycerides that can lead to cardiovascular disease.

The healthy level of low-density cholesterol is less than 70 mg/dL for those in very high-risk patients, 100 mg/dL for high-risk patients and 130 mg/dL for individuals who are at low risk for coronary artery disease.

The healthy level of high-density cholesterol is any number that is higher than 40 mg/dl.

The healthy level of triglycerides (TG) is any number that is less than 150 mg/dl.

Where dl is milligrams per deciliter 

Total cholesterol is the total amount of cholesterol in the blood using the formula HDL level + LDL level + 20 percent of triglyceride level from the results of total lipids profile.

The healthy levels of total cholesterol can be classified as follows

• Optimal level: Less than 200 mg/dL
• Normal high level: 200-239 mg/dL
• High level: 240 mg/dL and above

Artichoke is a perennial thistle of Cynara cardunculus species of the Cynara genus, belonging to the family Carduoideae native to Southern Europe around the Mediterranean.

The herbal plant has been used in traditional medicine as a liver protective and detoxified agent, and to treat digestive disorders, abdominal pain gas and bloating, etc.


On finding a natural remedy in the reducing risk and treatment of cardiovascular disease, researchers examined the artichoke in the subjects with hypercholesterolemia.

After 2 months of treatment, injection of artichoke showed a significant reduction in plasma total cholesterol (-19%), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (-16%), non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (-19%) and triglyceride levels (-15%), compared to standard diet.

There were no side effects found in the tested subjects during the course of study. 

Dr. Cicero AFG, the lead scientists wrote, " on the short-term, the tested nutraceutical has been shown to be well tolerated and effective, even if not containing any statin-like compound".

Dr. Santos HO in the study to investigate the effect of artichoke on lipid profile by searching the medical literature appraised the Cochrane, MEDLINE, and Web of Science databases, including articles published between 2000 and June 2018 on intervention in humans only.

The review on the selected studies suggested that
* ALE decreased serum LDL, total cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations.

* ALE showed no effect on the levels of HDL.

In details, according to the differentiation, ALE at doses of 2 to 3 g/d decreased 8-49 mg/dL for LDL concentration, 12-55 mg/dL for total cholesterol, and 11-51 mg/dL for triglycerides.

The improvement of the lipid profile of ALE was attributed to the components luteolin and chlorogenic acids found abundantly in artichoke.

Furthermore, the cardioprotective effect of ALE was associated with soluble fibers and inulin in the herb or food.

The findings clearly suggested that ALE protects the heart by improving the condition of the cluster associated with metabolic syndrome, particularly in blood cholesterol.

Taken together, artichoke may be considered a functional remedy for improving the lipid profile against diseases associated with hypercholesterolemia, pending to the confirmation of larger sample size and multicenter human study

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Author Biography
Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All right reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, best before it's news, the karate GB daily, etc.,.
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References
(1) Short-Term Effects of Dry Extracts of Artichokeand Berberis in Hypercholesterolemic Patients Without Cardiovascular Disease by Cicero AFG1, Fogacci F2, Bove M2, Giovannini M2, Veronesi M2, Borghi C. (PubMed)
(2) The effect of artichoke on lipid profile: A review of possible mechanisms of action by Santos HO1, Bueno AA2, Mota JF. (PubMed)