Low HDL cholesterol, high triglycerides, small LDL particles: the most common triad of abnormalities today behind heart disease.
Along with this pattern comes high blood pressure, high blood sugar, diabetes and pre-diabetes, increased inflammation, increasingly blood clot-prone blood. This common collection that now afflicts over 50 million Americans goes by a number of names, including metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance syndrome, and syndrome X.
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Do You Have Small LDL?
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What is “LDL pattern B”?
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Question from a reader: "My doctor finally performed the advanced lipoprotein analysis I had been asking for. He said that I have something... Read more »
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Smallest air pollution particles hurt heart the most
The tiniest particles of pollution from vehicle exhaust may be the most damaging to people's hearts, a UCLA study has found. These particles--which... Read more »
Wear Particles Impact the Life of Joint Implants
Source: eOrthopod
Replacing a painful knee with a new knee joint may not be the end of a patient's problems. Particles from the implant can flake off and end up in the... Read more »
Cookbook portion sizes linked to obesity epidemic
Many experts say restaurant portion sizes are to blame for America’s weight gain. But a new study points out that modern cookbooks have also... 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
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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 »
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