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You may have been told that you need to lower your LDL (bad) cholesterol levels, and increase your HDL (good) cholesterol levels. While... Read more »
Years ago it was thought the cholesterol in eggs translated into artery-clogging cholesterol in the blood, and much of that confusion still... Read more »
Warren, a 56-year old accounting manager at a manufacturing plant, recently came to my office and asked, "My doctor said my LDL cholesterol... Read more »
It seems that nowadays all the attention concerning diet and heart disease risk centers around the consumption of fat and their effects on... Read more »
Our body's lipids such as triglycerides and cholesterol are insoluble in circulating plasma (the fluid component of our blood.) In order... Read more »
An analysis of previous studies has found that higher blood levels of good (HDL) cholesterol are linked to a lower risk of cancer. The researchers... Read more »
Boston University researchers have found that chemicals found in food packaging, textile coating, and paper may affect people's cholesterol levels.... Read more »
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The risk of cancer in diabetics may be connected to cholesterol levels. Researchers from Hong Kong looked at 6,107 Chinese... Read more »
An analysis of previous studies has found that eating about a third of a cupful of nuts per day reduces people's levels of bad cholesterol and... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Heart DiseaseAtherosclerosis is a common disorder of the arteries. Fat, cholesterol, and other substances collect in the walls of arteries. Larger... Read more »