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Cholesterol Levels For Women Over 50
According to a new study, women's cholesterol levels can fluctuate throughout their menstrual cycle because of changes in their levels of estrogen. The researchers say this finding may mean that doctors need to take several cholesterol readings over a period of months to get an accurate picture of a woman's cholesterol levels.
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Healthy women can lower stroke risk by lowering cholesterol
Women who reduce their cholesterol also cut their risk of having a stroke, new research suggests. Harvard researchers found that women in the study... Read more »
Link Between Depression, Cholesterol Different for Men and Wom...
A new study in the journal Biological Psychology has found that gender-specific regulation of cholesterol levels in the elderly may help prevent... Read more »
Eating Nuts Improves Cholesterol Levels
An analysis of previous studies has found that eating about a third of a cupful of nuts per day reduces people's levels of bad cholesterol and... Read more »
Workouts help women cut cholesterol: study
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Premature delivery may boost women's cholesterol risk
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