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Ask the Editor: What's so 'good' and 'bad' about cholesterol?
October 03, 2008A: With all the talk about so-called bad cholesterol, good cholesterol, and triglycerides, you might be wondering what's so 'good' and 'bad' about it and why researchers are so interested in reducing or boosting these numbers in people at risk for heart disease.
You might also be wondering what all those numbers of your own choleste... Read more »
Expert & Community Posts
Does Fish Oil Raise Cholesterol?
By Dr. William Davis , Health ExpertKatie had an LDL of 87 mg/dl, HDL of 48 mg/dl, triglycerides of 201 mg/dl. By conventional... Read more »
Testing for Doughnut D1c (and other wishful-thinking assessments)
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert...low-density lipoprotein, and maybe even VLDL, very low density lipoprotein. A new test measures... Read more »
Making Sense of Cholesterol Ratios, Lipid Profiles and Your Heart Disease Risk Scores
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health ExpertIt's very possible your MD orders lab work and you have no idea what or why you're having blood... Read more »
Why “Average” Cholesterol Values Can Be So Bad
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert...specified by your doctor to be drawn, then sent to a laboratory specializing in lipoprotein... Read more »
Can My HDL Be Too High?
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert...California Quest Labs with the VAP test (nationwide) The laboratory test for HDL actually... Read more »
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...habits and often such surveys only reflect short-term eating habits. Other studies are done in the laboratory on animals or blood samples, which may not reflect the effects of nutrients on humans.... Read more »Cholesterol, Heart Disease
...average, every time a person's cholesterol level drops by a point, the risk of heart disease drops by 2%.Low Density Lipoproteins (LDL), the "Bad" CholesterolThe primary villain in the cholesterol... Read more »High Cholesterol: Highlights
Cholesterol TrendsOlder Americans are making strides in lowering their total cholesterol levels, but younger adults levels are increasing, according to survey data published in the Journal... Read more »Images
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