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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 »
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 »
The PLAC Test
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...PLAC Test and is the only blood test that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved. ... Read more »
Tips on How to Raise Your HDL
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert...need to select healthy choices when dining out, read food labels, cook with healthy fats, and... Read more »
Triglycerides: One of the most important numbers on your cholesterol panel
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert...society of packaged, processed carbohydrate-rich foods and sedentary lifestyles, metabolic... Read more »
Health Guide
Cholesterol
...for an average American diet. Because fat is high in calories, the low-fat diet actually has more food than the typical American diet. CHILDREN The low-fat diet example is too low in fat for... Read more »What is Cholesterol?: A Patient Guide
...The first is from the liver, which is the body’s major cholesterol-producing organ. We also consume foods that contain cholesterol – red meat, poultry and eggs have particularly high levels.... Read more »Lowering Cholesterol for Patients
...epidemic”. This can be blamed on our successful battle against hunger. Everyone now has access to the foods that their grandparents didn’t. We get fruit and vegetables in the winter, and meat... Read more »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 Disease: An introduction to Coronary Artery Disease
...cholesterol.Cholesterol is a white, crystalline substance that is found in all animal cells and in animal-based foods. It is critical for many functions, but under certain conditions cholesterol... Read more »Images
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Pistachios Can Fight Heart Disease
May 08, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A handful of pistachios a day may help you fight heart disease. A new study from Penn State reveals 1.5 to three ounces of the... 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 »
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 »
Gene Variation May Block Cholesterol Drugs
July 01, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) A gene variation may be why cholesterol-lowering drugs don't work in some people. The gene variation, called alternative... Read summary »
OTC Statins: Empowering the Individual?
October 02, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Some doctors are calling for people to have more control over their own heart health by allowing statins, medications now... Read summary »
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