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In 2004, the National Cholesterol Education Program issued its latest recommendations for cholesterol control and management. These guidelines increase the number of Americans who should be taking LDL-lowering medication.
Starting Medications. Even modest lowering of high cholesterol levels, whether through drug therapy or lifestyle changes, reduces the risk of disability and death from heart disease. Most experts now focus on lowering LDL cholesterol, the "bad" kind. Reducing LDL levels...
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Expert & Community Posts
Natural Treatment Options for Lowering Cholesterol
By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health Expert...Control) and Sitostanol (Benechol) can reduce LDL (bad) cholesterol levels by up to 10%. Soy... Read more »
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 »
Go Red! Women and Cholesterol
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...is no – both men and women should have abnormal cholesterol levels treated with equal... Read more »
Do Natural Methods of Lowering Cholesterol Really Work?
By Melanie Thomassian , Health ExpertAre you worried about your cholesterol levels? Perhaps you've already started exercising and... Read more »
Alternative Treatment for Lowering Cholesterol
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert...plant sterols. They are believed to decrease blood cholesterol levels by competing with dietary... Read more »
Health Guide
Information on Keeping a Heart healthy Diet: unsaturated fats, low fat diets
...healthy levels of cholesterol and fatty molecules called lipids. You can achieve this by:Reducing overall cholesterol levels and low-density lipoproteins (LDL), which are harmful to the... Read more »Coronary Artery Disease: Risk Factors
...and high blood pressure. For example, one genetic variant called apolipoprotein E4 (ApoE4) affects cholesterol levels, particularly those associated with heart disease.Ethnicity. African American... Read more »Stroke Prevention
...CholesterolIn 2004, the National Cholesterol Education Program issued updated recommendations on how to control cholesterol levels. These guidelines emphasize that patients should lower their LDL... Read more »Diabetes Diet: Major Food Components in a healthy diabetic diet
...two types:Sucrose (table sugar). Sucrose has been associated with higher triglycerides and harmful cholesterol levels. A 2002 study suggested that a high level of sugar consumption may also reduce... Read more »Type 1 Diabetes
...control helps the heart, but it is also very important that people with diabetes control blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and other factors associated with heart disease.Heart DiseasePatients... Read more »Images
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Related News
Cholesterol Guidelines for Kids Need a Second Look
August 13, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- With an obesity epidemic brewing among U.S. children, there is concern that overweight and obese children need to be screened... Read summary »
Veggie Heavy 'Eco-Atkins' Diet Improves Cholesterol
July 14, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- One of the hottest diet trends of the past decade is back, but this time, meat is taking a backseat to vegetables. New research... Read summary »
Red Yeast Rice Capsules Reduce Cholesterol
June 22, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Red yeast rice pills could be one of the keys in helping people lower their cholesterol levels. Researchers studied a group... Read summary »
Midlife Cholesterol Tied to Alzheimers
April 21, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Heart disease is the most well known complication of high cholesterol, motivating many to cut the fat, exercise and take... Read summary »
Low Cholesterol Linked to Premature Birth
October 29, 2007By Kate McHugh, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women with very low cholesterol levels have an increased risk of... Read summary »
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