High Blood Cholesterol
Health Encyclopedia: High Blood Cholesterol And Triglycerides Prevention
Lipid disorders; Hyperlipoproteinemia; Hyperlipidemia; Dyslipidemia; Hypercholesterolemia
Prevention
To help prevent high cholesterol:
- Keep a healthy body weight
- Eat a well-balanced, low-fat diet
- Limit cholesterol intake
For more information on cholesterol, visit the American Heart Association's cholesterol web page.
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Expert & Community Posts
Dietary cholesterol: Does an egg a day bring the doctor today?
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...relationship between eating cholesterol and your blood cholesterol level? Doesn’t it seem... Read more »
Why African-Americans At Greater Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert...disease include: Having high blood pressure Having high blood cholesterol Smoking cigarettes... Read more »
World Stroke Day: Ending Stroke through Education and Awareness
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...control or treat include smoking, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, diabetes, being... Read more »
Preventing a Stroke
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...such as smoking, obesity, hypertension, diabetes, high blood cholesterol and fats, or level of... Read more »
Why African-Americans are at Risk for Peripheral Artery Disease
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert...tend to have higher blood pressure levels. Having high blood cholesterol - African-Americans... Read more »
Health Guide
High blood cholesterol and triglycerides symptoms
...heart disease. However, LDL levels are a better predictor of heart disease, and they determine how your high cholesterol should be treated. How you are treated also depends on whether you have... Read more »High blood cholesterol and triglycerides treatments
...triglycerides, low HDL, and obesity). There are several types of drugs available to help lower blood cholesterol levels, and they work in different ways. Some are better at lowering LDL... Read more »Amaurosis fugax prevention
... Prevention Prevention of stroke includes eating a healthy diet low in fat, controlling high blood cholesterol and high blood sugar as well as lowering blood pressure, doing regular... Read more »HDL
...National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III). JAMA. 2001;285:2486-2497. Read more »High blood cholesterol and triglycerides
...of cholesterol include: Low-density lipoproteins (LDL) -- often called "bad" cholesterol High-density lipoproteins (HDL) -- often called "good" cholesterol In general, you want... Read more »Images
Find out how cholesterol is produced.... Read more »
Medications
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...with others. Laboratory and/or medical tests (e.g., blood cholesterol levels, liver function... Read more »
...with others. Laboratory and/or medical tests (e.g., blood cholesterol levels, liver function... Read more »
...with others. Laboratory and/or medical tests (e.g., blood cholesterol levels, liver function... Read more »
...with others. Laboratory and/or medical tests (e.g., blood cholesterol/triglyceride levels, liver... Read more »
Related News
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 »
Weight Alone Raises Heart Disease Risk
March 18, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Overweight people who think they can eliminate their risk for heart disease just by treating high blood pressure and high... Read summary »
A good time to have your cholesterol checked
September 17, 2008September is National Cholesterol Education Month, and if you haven't had your blood cholesterol checked in a while, this may be a good month to do... Read summary »
Childhood IQ May Determine Dementia Risk
July 07, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) Could a child's score on an IQ test predict whether he or she will develop dementia later in life? Scottish researchers say it... Read summary »
Existing Conditions Delay MS Diagnosis
November 03, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Having a pre-existing medical condition may mean a delayed diagnosis or increased severity at the time of diagnosis for people... Read summary »
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