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 say that for a roughly 10-point increase in good cholesterol levels, a person reduces his or her overall risk of developing cancer by one third.
Read moreThe recent trend over the past few years in the management of cholesterol has been to be more aggressive. Initially, the American Heart... Read more »
Supermarket shelves are packed with a vast array of ‘cholesterol lowering' products. These products contain substances called sterols and... Read more »
As mentioned in my previous article, non pharmacological treatment for high triglyceride (TG) levels can be quite effective with diet and... Read more »
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 »
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 »
A new study by researchers in Texas has found that WelChol (colesevelam hydrochloride), a drug used to lower cholesterol, may also be effective in... Read more »
Miami researchers say that men who keep their cholesterol levels low may also be lowering their risk of developing prostate cancer. In a new study,... Read more »
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Concerns that low cholesterol leads to cancer may have caused unnecessary fear. A pair of studies now suggests lower... Read more »
Women who reduce their cholesterol also cut their risk of having a stroke, new research suggests. Harvard researchers found that women in the study... Read more »
By Lindsay Braun, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Could low cholesterol levels mean a higher risk of cancer? A new... Read more »