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Remove Cholesterol Buildup
Risk Factors
Unhealthy cholesterol levels (low HDL, high LDL, and high triglycerides) increase the risk for heart disease and heart attack. Some risk factors for cholesterol can be controlled (diet, exercise, weight) while others cannot (age, gender, and family history).
Age and Gender
From puberty on, men tend to have lower HDL (good cholesterol) levels than women. One reason is that the female sex hormone estrogen is associated with higher HDL levels. Because of this, premenopausal women...
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From Our Experts
Dietary Fiber: 4 Tips to Lower Cholesterol with Fiber
Do you have high cholesterol? Increase your fiber! Do you have high blood pressure? Increase your fiber! Are you overweight? Increase... Read more »
Harvard Author says it’s Ethical to Remove Obese Children From...
This is not something new - in fact, there have been some isolated cases where social services or another government authority has stepped... Read more »
Treating High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Pays Off
An important study suggests that aggressively treating cholesterol levels and blood pressure improves the cardiovascular health of... Read more »
From Our Sources
Surgery Not Needed for Neck-Artery Plaque Buildup: Study
Medical therapy such as aggressive control of blood pressure and cholesterol is more helpful to people who have symptomless buildup of plaque in... Read more »
Seroma (Fluid Build-Up)
Source: Breastcancer.org
A seroma is a build-up of clear bodily fluids in a place on your body where tissue has been removed by surgery. Seromas can happen after the... Read more »
Hematoma (Blood Build-Up)
Source: Breastcancer.org
Like a bruise, a hematoma is a mark on your skin because blood is trapped under the surface. A hematoma usually refers to the mark created when blood... Read more »
Machine Pulls Out Bad Cholesterol
A device called the Liposorber is being used to remove bad cholesterol from the blood of people with extremely high levels of cholesterol. The... Read more »
Carotid artery areas react differently to plaque buildup: stud...
Scientists at Wake Forest University have that one part of the carotid artery that supplies the brain with blood expands when deadly plaque builds up... Read more »
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