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High blood cholesterol occurs when there is too much cholesterol in your blood. Your cholesterol level is determined partly by your genetic makeup and the saturated
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From Our Experts
5 Top Tips for Increasing Your Fiber Intake
Did you know that meeting your dietary requirements for fiber is very important? This is because fiber has a wide range of wonderful... Read more »
Cholesterol Controlling Medicines: Friends or Foes?
I have written several articles pertaining to a new class of cholesterol controlling medicines called CETP (cholesterol ester transfer... Read more »
Hypertriglyceridemia: Is it all genetic?
My last article talked about high triglycerides (TG) and how they may be a detriment to your health, specifically increasing your risk of... Read more »
An Active Lifestyle to Control Your Cholesterol
The Washington, DC, area has been engulfed with some pretty hot weather over the past few days with temperatures reaching well into the... Read more »
Low Carbohydrate and High Protein/High Fat Diets: Good or Bad for
In 1973, the late Dr. Robert Atkins published his first book entitled “Dr. Atkins’ Diet Revolution: the high calorie way to stay thin... Read more »
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FDA approves Livalo to treat high cholesterol
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new statin called Livalo to treat high cholesterol. The drug is intended to treat high... Read more »
LDL Test Risks
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Low-density lipoprotein testWhat the risks areVeins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other.... Read more »
LDL Test Results
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Low-density lipoprotein testNormal ValuesA healthy LDL level is one that falls in the optimal or near-optimal range.Optimal: Less than 100 mg/dL... Read more »
Genetics
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Genetics is the study of heredity, the process in which a parent passes certain genes onto their children. A person's appearance -- height, hair... Read more »
U.S. high cholesterol rates down 30 percent: CDC
A new report from researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that the number of people who have high levels of bad... Read more »
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