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Monday, October, 26, 2009

How To Lower Bad Cholesterol Through Diet

Tips for maintaining healthy cholesterol levels

October 03, 2008
Experts at LifeMasters, a provider of health improvement programs, offer these tips for maintaining healthy cholesterol levels. The tips include information on such topics as diet, exercise, and other lifestyle changes that can help you keep both good and bad cholesterol at levels that are best for cardiovascular health. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Exercise to Improve Your Cholesterol
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert

...equivalent of 20 miles of jogging a week) lowered their cholesterol levels more. Another... Read more »

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Dangers of Too Low Cholesterol: Are You at Risk?
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert

...many people are doing everything they can to lower cholesterol levels as much as possible. This... Read more »

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Dietary cholesterol: Does an egg a day bring the doctor today?
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert

...around the consumption of fat and their effects on cholesterol levels. We know that saturated... Read more »

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How Do I Keep My Cholesterol Down?
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert

...you are having some trouble with maintaining good cholesterol levels despite eating what sounds... Read more »

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Alternative Treatment for Lowering Cholesterol
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert

...plant sterols. They are believed to decrease blood cholesterol levels by competing with dietary... Read more »

Health Guide

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Keep Your Heart in Tick Tock Shape
...statistics from the American Heart Association (AHA). Worse yet, 17 percent of Americans have a blood cholesterol level over 240, which puts them at high risk for heart attack and stroke. These... Read more »
Lowering Cholesterol for Patients
If your cholesterol is too high, it's time to take action. Lowering your total cholesterol levels can reduce your chance of suffering a heart attack or stroke, or dying of heart disease. If you... Read more »
Low Cholesterol Diet: How to Cut Out the Fat
...limiting dietary cholesterol, some researchers assert that dietary fat is a larger factor in your body’s cholesterol levels because it can increase your total cholesterol and LDL levels. There... Read more »
The Skinny on Dietary Fats
...of fuel. Dietary Fat and Cholesterol Fat is the single largest dietary factor in your body’s cholesterol levels. I will explain how fat affects cholesterol levels in more detail below. But... Read more »

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