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Tips on How to Raise Your HDL
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert...mg/dL. Physical Activity One of the best ways to increase your HDL is through physical... Read more »
Can My HDL Be Too High?
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert...risk for heart disease, including a heart attack, increases if your HDL cholesterol level is... Read more »
What is a “good” cholesterol level?
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert...everybody with high cholesterol does indeed face increased risk. How to make sense out of this... Read more »
Could HDL Be Bad for You?
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert...subtypes, and also about whether wine, which is known to increase HDL, increases a beneficial... Read more »
Lowering Cholesterol with Some TLC: Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...often difficult to execute, steps: improved diet, increased physical activity, and weight... Read more »
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Heart Disease: An introduction to Coronary Artery Disease
...substance critical for maintaining blood vessel elasticity. (Nitric oxide has complex effects and may increase inflammation in the arteries.)These narrow and inelastic arteries not only slow down... Read more »Coronary Artery Disease: Risk Factors
...dietary habits. This rate, however, has stabilized in recent years, most likely because of the dramatic increase in obesity in the U.S. and other industrialized nations. There have also been... Read more »Cholesterol Treatment and Drugs
...Program issued its latest recommendations for cholesterol control and management. These guidelines increase the number of Americans who should be taking LDL-lowering medication.Starting... Read more »Low Cholesterol Diets and Lifestyle Changes
...white flour or pasta products.Choose fresh fruits and vegetables every day. In one study people who increased their intake of fruits and vegetables experienced a drop in blood pressure after 6... Read more »Heart Attack Risk Factors
...lp(a). This lipoprotein falls somewhere in density between HDL and LDL and may have some properties that increase the risk for blood clots. Some experts suggest, however, that high levels of lp(a)... Read more »Images
Find out how cholesterol is produced.... Read more »
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Good Cholesterol Sometimes Bad
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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 »
Veggie Heavy 'Eco-Atkins' Diet Improves Cholesterol
July 14, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- One of the hottest diet trends of the past decade is back, but this time, meat is taking a backseat to vegetables. New research... Read summary »
Soy Nuts and Exercise Help Cut Cholesterol
May 29, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Are you a post-menopausal woman with high blood pressure? If so, listen up! A recent study reveals substituting soy nuts for... Read summary »
Cholesterol Guidelines for Kids Need a Second Look
August 13, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- With an obesity epidemic brewing among U.S. children, there is concern that overweight and obese children need to be screened... Read summary »
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