Foods To Raise Good Cholesterol Abd Lower Triglyceride
New combo cholesterol med heads to the FDA
October 02, 2008
Expert & Community Posts
Triglycerides: Why They Matter and How to Lower Them
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert...Actually, they're the most common type of fat in foods and in your body. When you eat foods... Read more »
How to Lower High Triglyceride Levels
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert...triglycerides? They are in fact the main form of fat in foods, but they are not the same... Read more »
What is the difference between LDL and VLDL?
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert...LDL. Let's start at the beginning. You eat a food and it provides more energy (calories)... Read more »
Making Sense of Cholesterol Ratios, Lipid Profiles and Your Heart Disease Risk Scores
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert...blood. Cholesterol is one type of fat. When you eat food containing cholesterol or when... Read more »
Your Checklist to Lower Cholesterol
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert...program. Eliminate trans fats You need to be food label savvy and watch out for trans... Read more »
Health Guide
Cholesterol and Lipids
...energy.CholesterolCholesterol is a white, powdery substance that is found in all animal cells and in animal-based foods (not in plants). In spite of its bad press, cholesterol is an essential... Read more »Heart Healthy Diet: soy, fish oil, low-carb and low-fat diets
...protein and isoflavone supplements do not help lower cholesterol or heart disease risk. However, soy foods are healthy choices, and the American Heart Association still recommends including them... Read more »Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Risk Factors
...although studies are conflicting. Animal studies, however, suggest that obesity itself, not any particular foods, triggers the process leading to cholesterol supersaturation and the formation of... Read more »Diabetes Diet: Heart-Healthy Diets
...health, experts generally agree on the following recommendations for heart protection:Choose fiber-rich food (whole grains, legumes, nuts) as the main source of carbohydrates, along with a high... Read more »Low Cholesterol Diets and Lifestyle Changes
...health, experts generally agree on the following recommendations for heart protection:Choose fiber-rich food (whole grains, legumes, nuts) as the main source of carbohydrates, along with a high... Read more »Images
Medications
...Use Take this medication by mouth with or without food, usually once daily or as directed by... Read more »
...medication. Some forms of this drug should be taken with food while some may be taken with or... Read more »
...Use Take this medication by mouth with or without food, usually once daily or as directed by... Read more »
...usually once daily in the evening, with or without food; or as directed by your doctor. Dosage... Read more »
Related News
FDA approves combo cholesterol med Simcor
October 03, 2008The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Simcor, a combination drug designed to lower levels of bad cholesterol and triglycerides and raise... Read summary »
Zetia approved as part of combo therapy for mixed hyperlipidemia
October 02, 2008The Food and Drug Administration has approved the cholesterol-lowering drug Zetia for use with fenofibrate in treating mixed hyperlipidemia. Mixed... Read summary »
FDA approves TriLipix for high cholesterol
December 22, 2008The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved TriLipix to help lower cholesterol, its maker has announced. According to drugmaker Abbott... Read summary »
Reducing Cholesterol
June 18, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) Researchers have discovered a regulator that could lead to new therapies for lowering unhealthy levels of cholesterol and fats.... Read summary »
Trans Fats up Heart Disease Risk
April 10, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Trans fats -- the kind found in partially hydrogenated vegetable oils used in everything from baked goods to French fries --... Read summary »
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