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Lisa Nelson, RD, LN

Lisa Nelson, RD, LN

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Dietician
posted 09/07/2008, comments (10)

Making Sense of Cholesterol Ratios, Lipid Profiles and Your Heart Disease Risk Scores

It's very possible your MD orders lab work and you have no idea what or why you're having blood drawn. Well, let's clear up the confusion when it comes to your cholesterol labs.   The terms "lipid panel", "lipid profile", and "lipoprotein profile" are used interchangeably to order the same set of labs.  To make reading this easier, I'm... Read moreChevron
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This video animation shows how cholesterol behaves in the blood stream. Cholesterol is a soft, fat-like, waxy substance found in the bloodstream and in all your body's cells.

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