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Dangers of Too Low Cholesterol: Are You at Risk?
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert...seemed to be due to poor health unrelated to the low cholesterol levels. However, since then... Read more »
Dietary cholesterol: Does an egg a day bring the doctor today?
By Dr. Kang , Health ExpertIt seems that nowadays all the attention concerning diet and heart disease risk centers around... Read more »
Cholesterol and Your Mood
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...levels. Both animal and human studies have shown that low cholesterol diets seem to decrease... Read more »
How to be Savvy with Food Labeling!
By Melanie Thomassian , Health ExpertThe supermarket shelves are packed with aisle after aisle of brands and varieties of foods. Often... Read more »
Unsaturated, saturated, and trans fat: the good and the bad
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...rather replace the bad with the good. Related: Low Cholesterol Diet: How to Cut Out the... Read more »
Health Guide
Low Cholesterol Diet: How to Cut Out the Fat
Obesity is a well-documented health crisis in America. Recent statistics show that 30 percent of U.S. adults are obese – this translates to more than 60 million Americans! Obesity impacts more than... Read more »Tips for a Heart Healthy Low Cholesterol Diet
Reducing your cholesterol can be a huge step in decreasing your risks of health complications like heart disease.General TipsSaturated fats should be avoided or reduced, and trans fats should be cut... Read more »Understanding Food Labels
...or less and 15% or less of calories from saturated fatLow calorie: 40 calories or less per serving Low Cholesterol: 20mg or less per serving and 2g or less saturated fat per serving ... Read more »Familial hypercholesterolemia prevention
Type II hyperlipoproteinemia; Hypercholesterolemic xanthomatosis; Low density lipoprotein receptor mutation Prevention Families with a history of... Read more »Familial combined hyperlipidemia prevention
Multiple lipoprotein-type hyperlipidemia Prevention A low-cholesterol, low-saturated fat diet in high-risk individuals may help to control... 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 »
Simvastatin is an enzyme blocker (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor), also known as a "statin". It is... Read more »
Pravastatin is an enzyme blocker (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor), also known as a "statin". It is... Read more »
This medication is used either alone or with other drugs (e.g., HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors or... Read more »
...medication should be used along with exercise and a low cholesterol/low fat diet. Consult your... Read more »
Related News
Low Cholesterol Linked to Premature Birth
October 29, 2007By Kate McHugh, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women with very low cholesterol levels have an increased risk of... Read summary »
Low cholesterol linked to premature births
October 03, 2008A new study suggests that very low cholesterol levels in pregnant women may harm the health of the fetus. Researchers found that 12.7 percent of... Read summary »
Ladies, Keep an Eye on That Cholesterol!
February 21, 2007By Betsy Lievense, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Now, even the fittest of females have a good reason to cut down... Read summary »
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 »
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