Cholesterol Collection

Cheeseburger and chips. Processed foods, such as found, in a cheeseburger are usually low in fibre and high in fats. Too much fatty food in the diet is associated with health risks

Home cholesterol test kit
Cholesterol indicator test for use at home. This kit tests a small sample of blood for the presence of high levels of cholesterol. The scale on the disk indicates the level of cholesterol

Assorted meats. Chicken (upper right), beef (upper left), minced lamb (centre right) and pork chops (lower left) are all good sources of protein

Unhealthy breakfast of beans and a heart shapedfried egg

Heart bypass graft, artwork
Heart bypass graft. Computer artwork of a heart that has had a blockage of the coronary arteries treated by coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery

Blocked artery, computer artwork
Blocked artery. Computer artwork of a clot of blood cells (thrombus, red) in an artery affected by atherosclerosis. This is a narrowing of an artery due to fatty deposits (yellow) on its inner walls

Narrowed artery, computer artwork
Narrowed artery. Computer artwork of a narrowed artery, showing red blood cells (red) and high levels of low density lipoprotein (LDL, yellow balls)

Illustration showing excess Cholesterol in bloodstream over-saturating body cells

Illustration showing cholesterol molecules passing from blood cells into body cell membrane to regulate blood cholesterol level

Illustration showing role of fibre in human digestive process

Heart with arteries showing cholesterol in one and plaque in the other
Heart with arteries showing cholesterol in one artery and atherosclerotic plaque in the other

Arteries on heart showing atherosclerotic plaque in an artery

Good and bad cholesterol found in blood stream

Build-up of atherosclerotic plaque in an artery

Acute coronary syndrome - microvascular obstruction

Interior view of heart with detail of muscle cells and atherosclerotic artery. Chest x-ray in background

Thrombus forming on valve within vein

Blood vessel with platelets, white blood cells and red blood cells

Normal artery compared to plaque and thrombus formation in artery

Artery showing atherosclerotic plaque, platelets and red blood cells
Close-up of artery showing atherosclerotic plaque, platelets and red blood cells

Microscopic view of fat plaque inside the artery

Artery cross-section with blood flow, fat plaque and stent deployment
Microscopic view of an artery cross-section with blood flow, fat plaque and stent deployment

Anatomy of human veins and arteries, black background

Croissant filled with whipped cream and jam

sliced sausage

Above view of chocolate coated profiteroles, filled with whipped cream

Chocolate covered ring doughnut

Overhead view of the nest, containing five eggs, of a Red-Breasted Goose

Halved cooked egg

Dish of hamburgers, chips and fried eggs

3 slices of avocado

Tightly strung and wound Country Style Salami, with dark brown casing from heavy smoking, usually flavored with garlic then hung to age and mature in the Italian breeze

Fenofibrate cholesterol drug molecule. This drug reduces levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL, bad cholesterol) and increases the levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL, good cholesterol)

Lomitapide hypercholesterolemia drug F007 / 0160
Lomitapide hypercholesterolemia drug, molecular model. Lomitapide is used in the treatment of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia

Lomitapide hypercholesterolemia drug F007 / 0161
Lomitapide hypercholesterolemia drug, molecular model. Lomitapide is used in the treatment of homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia

Cholesterol molecule F006 / 9845
Cholesterol molecule

Polyunsaturated fat molecule. Computer model showing the structure of three unsaturated fat molecules bound together to form a polyunsaturated fat molecule

Grapefruit and drugs C016 / 8811
Many of the drugs that are usually prescribed and essential for the treatment of common medical conditions interact adversely with grapefruit, grapefruit juice and some other citrus fruits

Atherosclerosis in artery, artwork C016 / 6571
Atherosclerosis in artery. Artwork of a longitudinal section through an artery that has been narrowed by atherosclerosis. Narrowing is referred to as stenosis

Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis, MRI scan C018 / 0504
Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis. Coloured magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the brain of a 46 year old patient with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX)

Transcription factor complexed with DNA C014 / 0869
Transcription factor complexed with DNA. Computer model showing sterol regulatory element binding transcription factor 1 (SREBF1, horizontal) bound to a section of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)

Narrowed artery, artwork
Narrowed artery. Computer artwork of a section through an artery (horizontal, centre) affected by atherosclerosis, showing red blood cells (red) and fat deposits (cream)

Smooth endoplasmic reticulum, TEM
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) showing smooth endoplasmic reticulum (ER, thin lines) inside a cell that is synthesising steroid hormones

Atheromatous artery, artwork C015 / 6445
Atheromatous artery. Computer artwork showing the interior of an artery affected by atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is narrowing of an artery (stenosis) due to fatty deposits (beige)

Atheromatous artery, artwork C015 / 6446
Atheromatous artery. Cutaway computer artwork showing the interior of an artery affected by atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is narrowing of an artery (stenosis) due to fatty deposits (beige)

Human Apolipoprotein A-1 molecule. Molecular model showing the structure of a high-density lipoprotein (HDL) known as an apolipoprotein

Cholesteryl ester transfer protein C013 / 8895
Cholesteryl ester transfer protein molecule. Computer model showing the structure of a molecule of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP)

Atheromatous artery C013 / 4612
Atheromatous artery. Cutaway computer artwork showing the interior of an artery affected by atherosclerosis, showing red blood cells (red)

Eating a boiled egg
Boiled egg. Piece of toast being dipped into a boiled egg. Eggs are a good source of protein

Narrowed coronary artery

Angina pectoris. Illustration of a heart diseased with the cardiac condition angina pectoris. The heart is outlined in blue, with the aortic arch at top (red) and coronary arteries at lower frame

Colour SEM of atherosclerosis in coronary artery
Atherosclerosis. Coloured Scanning Electron Micro- graph (SEM) of a longitudinal section through a human coronary artery of the heart showing athero- sclerosis

Heart bypass grafts. Artwork of a heart that has had a blockage of the coronary arteries treated by coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery

Narrowed artery due to cholesterol

Blocked artery
Artery disease. Computer artwork of blood cells (round) in an artery affected by atherosclerosis. This is a narrowing of an artery due to fatty deposits (yellow) on its inner walls

Artwork of artery narrowed by atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis. Illustration of a cross-section through an artery narrowed by atherosclerosis. Fat build-up (yellow) has narrowed the lumen (channel) of the artery thus restricting the blood flow

Artwork of narrowed artery by atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis. Artwork illustrating a cross section through an artery narrowed by atherosclerosis. A raised yellow plaque is seen in the wall of the artery

Illustration of narrowed artery in hyperlipidaemia
Hyperlipidaemia. Illustration of the narrowing of an artery (atherosclerosis) due to high levels of lipids in the blood (hyperlipidaemia)

High blood cholesterol. Artwork of hypercholester- olaemia or hyperlipidaemia, high levels of the lipid cholesterol in the blood

Blocked coronary artery, artwork
Blocked coronary artery. Computer artwork of a clot (red) in a coronary artery. The clot has been caused by atherosclerosis, the build up of fatty plaques (yellow) on the artery wall

Heart ischaemia
Heart disease. Artwork showing a heart with ischaemia (oxygen shortage) due to a blocked artery. The cardiac tissue beneath the blockage (grey)

Heart disease caused by fatty foods
Heart disease caused by unhealthy food. Conceptual artwork of unhealthy foods being forced into blood vessels near the heart

Battered seafood on a plate consisting of octopus, calamari and squid

Buttering toast, thermogram
Buttering toast. Thermogram of butter being spread on a slice of toast. The colour-coding shows variations in temperature

Eggs in their shells in a cardboard container. Eggs are a good dietary source of protein, but also contain high levels of cholesterol

Eggs. These are the unfertilised eggs (ova) of various species of poultry, such as chicken, geese and ducks. Eggs are a good dietary source of protein, but also contain high levels of cholesterol

Eggs in their shells. Eggs are a good dietary source of protein, but also contain high levels of cholesterol

Sterol-enriched margarine. Sterols are naturally occurring substances present in the diet as minor components of vegetable and seed oils

Egg in its shell. Eggs are a good dietary source of protein, but also contain high levels of cholesterol

A selection of dairy produce and eggs

Gallstone, SEM
Gallstone. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a fractured gallstone. Gallstones form in the gallbladder. When there is an imbalance in the chemical composition of the bile

Eggs and cheese. Eggs are rich in protein and in cholesterol. Cheese is rich in calcium

Cheeses and eggs. Eggs are rich in protein and in cholesterol. Cheeses are rich in calcium. The two cheeses here are a hard cheese (right) and a soft cheese (left)

Beef steak on a piece of aluminium foil. Red meat is a good source of protein. It also has a high saturated fat content that can increase the level of cholesterol in the blood

Psyllium, light micrograph
Polarised light micrograph of ground Psyllium, used as a dietary fiber, which is not absorbed by the small intestine. The purely mechanical action of psyllium mucilage absorbs excess water while

Heart disease, 18th century

Cholesterol particle, artwork. This is low density lipoprotein (LDL), or bad, cholesterol. It consists of a core of esterified cholesterol molecules(green and blue)

High cholesterol levels. Computer artwork of balls of cholesterol. When there are high levels of low density lipoprotein (LDL)

High cholesterol levels, artwork
High cholesterol levels. Computer artwork balls of cholesterol in a blood vessel. Cholesterol is a lipid, a fat-like substance

Cholesterol, artwork

Familial hypercholesterolaemia, diagram
Familial hypercholesterolaemia. Diagram showing the biochemical processes that take place in a case of the genetic disorder familial hypercholesterolaemia

Olive and olive oil
Olive on olive tree branch with olive oil in a glass vessel. Olive oil is a popular ingredient in food recipes and is used in cooking

Human ApolipoproteinA-1
Molecular model of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) known as an apolipoprotein. HDLs are proteins that bind to lipid (fat) molecules and transport them around the body

Atheroma formation, diagram
Atheroma formation. Diagram showing the stages in the formation of an atheroma, a fatty plaque that forms on the inners walls of blood vessels in cardiovascular disease

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