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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 tumors such as prostate cancer. Furthermore, very advanced cancer such as metastatic disease can lower circulating cholesterol levels. There is growing ev...
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Expert & Community Posts
Dangers of Too Low Cholesterol: Are You at Risk?
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert...many people are doing everything they can to lower cholesterol levels as much as possible. This... Read more »
Dietary cholesterol: Does an egg a day bring the doctor today?
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...around the consumption of fat and their effects on cholesterol levels. We know that saturated... Read more »
How Do I Keep My Cholesterol Down?
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...you are having some trouble with maintaining good cholesterol levels despite eating what sounds... Read more »
Cholesterol Alert: Prostate At Risk is the New Message
By healthgal , Health Expert...a "brain attack." I've written repeatedly about cholesterol levels, and artery clogging plaque... Read more »
Health Guide
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...the food label Cholesterol: Big picture basics everyone should know Diabetes Diet: Checking your cholesterol levels at home Read more »Keep Your Heart in Tick Tock Shape
...statistics from the American Heart Association (AHA). Worse yet, 17 percent of Americans have a blood cholesterol level over 240, which puts them at high risk for heart attack and stroke. These... Read more »High Cholesterol a Threat to the Entire Vascular System (Not Just Heart Vessels)
Everyone understands the importance of maintaining healthy cholesterol levels to protect their heart, but many are not aware of how high cholesterol levels threaten the health of their entire... Read more »Transfat
has also been found to raise cholesterol levels and has been associated with increased risk of heart disease. Transfat is listed under total fat on the food label. Look for foods that have zero or... Read more »Low Cholesterol Diet: How to Cut Out the Fat
...limiting dietary cholesterol, some researchers assert that dietary fat is a larger factor in your body’s cholesterol levels because it can increase your total cholesterol and LDL levels. There... Read more »Images
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Ladies, Keep an Eye on That Cholesterol!
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