High blood
High blood cholesterol occurs when there is too much cholesterol in your blood. Your cholesterol level is determined partly by your genetic makeup and the saturated
The risk of developing...
Years ago it was thought the cholesterol in eggs translated into artery-clogging cholesterol in the blood, and much of that confusion still... Read more »
My breakfast this morning was two strips of bacon, two eggs, and coffee. This is pretty much the American standard, except that I left out... Read more »
It seems that nowadays all the attention concerning diet and heart disease risk centers around the consumption of fat and their effects on... Read more »
If you've been diagnosed with high cholesterol, you may be worried about reducing your intake of high cholesterol foods. Studies... Read more »
In my last two posts (see: Reduce Triglycerides Naturally & Why Take Fish Oil if You Take a Statin Drug?), I discussed how, in my... Read more »
This is a study to assess the effect of a new drug, CP-778,875, on good cholesterol in adults with abnormal lipid levels and Type 2 diabetes. This... Read more »
Women who go through menopause experience sharp increases in their levels of bad (LDL) cholesterol, new research has found, though menopause does not... Read more »
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 »
Many people take statins to lower their bad cholesterol, but experts say raising good cholesterol levels is important to heart health as well. Good... Read more »
New clinical trials for torcetrapib, a drug designed to raise HDL ("good") cholesterol, have found that the medication raises blood pressure. The... Read more »