Level Of Good Cholesterol
High levels of good cholesterol may protect heart
October 03, 2008
Expert & Community Posts
Should You Receive Treatment for Very Low HDL Levels?
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert...(May 29, 2005) - High circulating levels of the "good cholesterol" HDL are associated with... Read more »
Soft drink dangers
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...blood pressure, elevated triglycerides, low levels of good cholesterol (HDL), and high fasting... Read more »
February 23: Avoid Trans Fatty Acids
By Lisa Nelson , Health ExpertTrans fats raise LDL (bad) cholesterol levels and lower HDL (good) cholesterol. Consuming trans... Read more »
Eggs Improve Cholesterol
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...attention. Because eggs can actually improve our level of good cholesterol when the conventional... Read more »
Here's To Your Heart Health!
By Christina Bruni , Health Expert...blood sugar; high triglycerides; low levels of the good cholesterol HDL; and high blood... Read more »
Health Guide
Cholesterol
...when levels of certain types of cholesterol rise in the blood, it becomes dangerous. The benefits of good cholesterol include repairing cell membranes and producing vital hormones. The AHA... Read more »Cholesterol Information After Diagnosis
...atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis plays a large role in causing heart attack.Having low levels of HDL (good cholesterol) can put you at risk for stroke. Read more about cholesterol’s effects on... Read more »Fat
...hardens (a process called hydrogenation) and can raise LDL levels. They can also lower HDL levels ("good cholesterol"). Trans-fatty acids are found in fried foods, commercial baked goods (donuts,... Read more »New York City Bans Trans Fats
...trans fats have been found to have an adverse effect on cholesterol levels because they lower your good cholesterol level while raising your bad cholesterol level.Trans fat consumption has been... Read more »Maintaining Vascular Health
...positive impact they can have on their vascular health: Stop smokingEat a healthy, low fat diet Maintain good cholesterol levelsTake care of their blood pressure to keep it in a normal... Read more »Images
Find out how cholesterol is produced.... Read more »
Medications
Atorvastatin is used along with a proper diet to help lower "bad" cholesterol and fats (e.g., LDL,... Read more »
This product contains 2 medications, amlodipine and atorvastatin. Amlodipine is a calcium channel... Read more »
Fenofibrate is used along with diet and exercise to help control levels of blood fats. It can help... Read more »
...and fats (triglycerides) in the blood while raising good cholesterol (HDL). This product is... Read more »
Related News
Good Cholesterol Sometimes Bad
December 15, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- If you're not one of the 17 percent of Americans who have high cholesterol, you may consider yourself healthy overall. New... Read summary »
Soft Drinks Linked to Increased Heart Disease Risk
August 09, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Soft drinks -- even diet ones -- may increase your risk for heart disease and diabetes. Researchers looked at the soft drink... Read summary »
Exercise may slightly boost good cholesterol
October 03, 2008Exercising regularly may slightly boost levels of good cholesterol, scientists say. A low level of good HDL cholesterol is a risk factor of... Read summary »
FDA approves combo cholesterol med Simcor
October 03, 2008The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Simcor, a combination drug designed to lower levels of bad cholesterol and triglycerides and raise... Read summary »
Clinical trial: Crestor+new med in patients with dyslipidemia
October 02, 2008This is a study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a combination of a new med (ABT-335) and Crestor to each med alone in patients with... Read summary »
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