High Cholesterol And Triglycerides
Health Encyclopedia: High Blood Cholesterol And Triglycerides
Lipid disorders happen when you have too many fatty substances in your blood. These substances include
Alternative Names
Lipid disorders; Hyperlipoproteinemia; Hyperlipidemia; Dyslipidemia; Hypercholesterolemia
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Cholesterol can be joined to fat and protein at different quantities. Two main types of cho...
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Expert & Community Posts
Diabetes Awareness Month: Understanding the Link Between Heart Disease and Diabetes
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert... 3) Cholesterol and triglycerides levels Having high cholesterol or triglyceride levels, as... Read more »
HIV Therapy Linked to High Cholesterol: What You Should Know
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...total cholesterol, lower HDL, lower LDL, and higher triglycerides just prior to developing... Read more »
February 24: Understand Your Lab Results
By Lisa Nelson , Health ExpertOkay, you've just found out you have high cholesterol. Now what? Well, you need to know the... Read more »
How do High Triglyceride Levels Affect Health?
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health ExpertHow can a high level of triglycerides affect my health if my cholesterol is normal and my LDL and... Read more »
Does Fish Oil Raise Cholesterol?
By Dr. William Davis , Health ExpertKatie had an LDL of 87 mg/dl, HDL of 48 mg/dl, triglycerides of 201 mg/dl. By conventional... Read more »
Health Guide
High blood cholesterol and triglycerides prevention
...Hyperlipoproteinemia; Hyperlipidemia; Dyslipidemia; Hypercholesterolemia Prevention To help prevent high cholesterol: Keep a healthy body weight Eat a well-balanced, low-fat... Read more »Familial dysbetalipoproteinemia treatment
...the reduction of saturated fats and cholesterol may significantly reduce cholesterol levels. If high cholesterol and triglyceride levels persist with maximum dietary treatment, cholesterol... Read more »Triglyceride level
TG; Triacylglycerol What the risks are Excessive bleeding Fainting or feeling light-headed Hematoma (blood accumulating... Read more »Familial combined hyperlipidemia
...condition is worsened by diabetes, alcoholism, and hypothyroidism. Risk factors are a family history of high cholesterol and early coronary artery disease. This is the most common disorder of... Read more »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 »Images
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Medications
...medication even if you feel well. Most people with high cholesterol or triglycerides do not... Read more »
...medication even if you feel well. Most people with high cholesterol or triglycerides do not feel... Read more »
...medication even if you feel well. Most people with high cholesterol or triglycerides do not feel... Read more »
...medication even if you feel well. Most people with high cholesterol or triglycerides do not... Read more »
...medication even if you feel well. Most people with high cholesterol/triglycerides do not feel... Read more »
Related News
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 »
Study: Diabetics' cholesterol troubles need combination of drugs
October 02, 2008People with diabetes who also have high cholesterol may benefit from a combination of cholesterol drugs, a new study reports. Diabetes often causes a... Read summary »
Blueberries may help ward off diabetes, heart disease
April 21, 2009A heart-healthy diet that includes blueberries may help ward off belly fat, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar. In a recent study supported by... Read summary »
Scientists identify 11 new cholesterol genes
December 08, 2008Researchers have identified 11 more genetic regions that control levels of blood fats such as bad cholesterol and triglycerides. The international... 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 »
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