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Dr. Kang

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posted 06/03/2008, comments (3)

The Effect of Cholesterol on Your Prostate

Prostate cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the world and the second leading cause of cancer death in American men. Almost a quarter of a million new cases are diagnosed annually and the lifetime risk for a man to develop prostate cancer is one in six. It is a well known phenomenon that cholesterol and fatty deposits accumulate in solid... Read more Chevron

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Dee

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posted 03/05/2008, comments (0)

Shocked by high cholesterol

Hi All, I just had my blood test done and expected everything to be normal as always. I am 5 feet in height and weigh 160 lbs. I got my results with the following: Cholesterol - 289Triglycerides - 136HDL - 45LDL - 217 (yes...)......HIGH My doctor recommended Crestor 10 mg for 6 months. What do you think of this? I read some not so... Read more Chevron

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Dr. William Davis

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posted 02/06/2008, comments (3)

Does Fish Oil Raise Cholesterol?

Katie had an LDL of 87 mg/dl, HDL of 48 mg/dl, triglycerides of 201 mg/dl. By conventional standards, not too bad. Reading about the heart health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids, Katie added fish oil. With the preparation she bought, 4000 mg per day provided 1200 mg the omega-3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA. Three months later her LDL was 118 mg/dl,... Read more Chevron

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