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What boosts your cholesterol risk?

October 03, 2008
Most people know that having high cholesterol is bad for the heart, but experts say most people also don't fully understand what their cholesterol numbers may mean in terms of health risks. In this article from CNN, a reporter talks to experts about cholesterol, covering such topics as when to get a cholesterol test; what the components of cholesterol and their levels mean about a person's heart risks; and the effects of drugs, alcohol, and exercise on cholesterol levels. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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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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Natural Treatment Options for Lowering Cholesterol
By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health Expert

...Control) and Sitostanol (Benechol) can reduce LDL (bad) cholesterol levels by up to 10%.  Soy... Read more »

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Testing Cholesterol and Glucose
By David Mendosa , Health Expert

...glucose and cholesterol? We can, of course, get our cholesterol levels checked at a lab or a... Read more »

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What’s Wrong with Saturated Fat?
By David Mendosa , Health Expert

...which is the worst culprit in raising total and LDL cholesterol levels. It’s saturated fat,... Read more »

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Statins for everyone?
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...inhibitors) are a class of medications used to lower cholesterol levels in people with elevated... Read more »

Health Guide

New York City Bans Trans Fats
...trying to legislate people’s diets. However, trans fats have been found to have an adverse effect on cholesterol levels because they lower your good cholesterol level while raising your bad... 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 »
What is Cholesterol?: A Patient Guide
...people (more than 50 percent by recent estimates) are either inadequately treated or unaware that their cholesterol level is too high. Considering that more than million estimated American adults... Read more »
Cholesterol Risk Factors
About half of all American adults have total cholesterol levels over 200 mg/dL. Over 25% have been told by doctors that they have unhealthy levels. Total cholesterol levels have been... 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 »

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Cholesterol in the Body- How is Cholesterol Produced?

Find out how cholesterol is produced.... Read more »

Medications

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...others. Laboratory and/or medical tests (e.g., blood cholesterol levels, liver function tests)... Read more »

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...others. Laboratory and/or medical tests (e.g., blood cholesterol levels, liver function tests)... Read more »

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...with others. Laboratory and/or medical tests (e.g., cholesterol levels) should be performed... Read more »

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...interfere with certain laboratory tests (including blood cholesterol levels), possibly causing... Read more »

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...interfere with certain laboratory tests (including blood cholesterol levels), possibly causing... Read more »

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Midlife Cholesterol Tied to Alzheimers
April 21, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Heart disease is the most well known complication of high cholesterol, motivating many to cut the fat, exercise and take... Read summary »

Cholesterol and Children
August 13, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Steps to lower cholesterol should begin as early as infancy, according to a new study. Researchers say the goal of Americans... Read summary »

Weight Alone Raises Heart Disease Risk
March 18, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Overweight people who think they can eliminate their risk for heart disease just by treating high blood pressure and high... Read summary »

Diabetes Drug Lowers Risk of Heart Problems
October 31, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A common diabetes drug may help keep patients from dying from one of the complications of the disease. A new report from Johns... Read summary »

Could Lowering Your Cholesterol Cause Caner?
July 30, 2007

By Lindsay Braun, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Could low cholesterol levels mean a higher risk of cancer? A... Read summary »