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Monday, October, 26, 2009

Fish And Hdl

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Dietary cholesterol: Does an egg a day bring the doctor today?

By Dr. Kang Health Expert
It seems that nowadays all the attention concerning diet and heart disease risk centers around the consumption of fat and their effects on cholesterol levels. We know that saturated and trans fats are bad while unsaturated fats can be good for your cholesterol. Whatever happened to the relationship between eating cholesterol and your blood cholesterol level? Doesn’t it seem logical that the more cholesterol you eat, the higher your blood level will be and therefore the higher your risk of... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Tips on How to Raise Your HDL
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert

Finally, you want more of something instead of less!  HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol... Read more »

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How much omega-3 should you take?
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert

There's little doubt remaining that omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil reduce dangerous events from... Read more »

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Are You Afraid of Fish Oil?
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert

Imagine you just learned that olive oil was good for your health (which it is, of course. I'm just... Read more »

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Was Torcetrapib’s Crash and Burn Fatal for this Class of Drug?
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert

Dr. Philip Barter of the Heart Research Institute of Sydney, Australia, presented an update of... Read more »

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HDL: Harder to Control Than Thought
By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert

Most efforts to battle arterial clogging focus on lowering LDL, so called "bad" cholesterol. But... Read more »

Health Guide

Peripheral Artery Disease and Intermittent Claudication: Lifestyle Changes
Given the aging population and the significant heart risks associated with peripheral artery disease (PAD), experts believe that aggressive therapies are important.Their are two... Read more »
Lowering Cholesterol for Patients
If your cholesterol is too high, it's time to take action. Lowering your total cholesterol levels can reduce your chance of suffering a heart attack or stroke, or dying of heart disease. If you... Read more »
Coronary Artery Disease: Risk Factors
Over 13 million Americans have had angina, a heart attack, or both. Each year, an estimated 1.2 million people will experience a serious heart event. About 25% of all Americans have one... Read more »
Heart Attack Risk Factors
...due to hypertension.Very unhealthy cholesterol and lipid balances (high triglyceride levels and lower high density lipoprotein)Blood clotting problemsImpaired nerve function (neuropathy), which... Read more »
Information on Keeping a Heart healthy Diet: unsaturated fats, low fat diets
Heart-Healthy Goals. The goals of a heart-healthy diet are to eat foods that help obtain or maintain healthy levels of cholesterol and fatty molecules called lipids. You can achieve this... Read more »

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