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What Foods Cause Cholesterol?
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High blood cholesterol occurs when there is too much cholesterol in your blood. Your cholesterol level is determined partly by your genetic makeup and the saturated
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Cholesterol Education Month: Fiber and Cholesterol
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Cholesterol Check: Is LDL the enemy? Maybe not!
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Low Cholesterol Diet: How Much Cholesterol Can I Have Per Day?
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Red Yeast Rice: A Safe Therapy to Lower Cholesterol?
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Cholesterol, heart med combo may cause muscle damage
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning that people who take the cholesterol drugs Zocor (simvastatin) or Vytorin along with... Read more »
10 easy food swaps that cut cholesterol
It's hard to think of getting rid of favorite foods for the sake of cutting cholesterol, since many people think losing their favorites also means... Read more »
Cholesterol and Lipids
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Lipids are the building blocks of the fats and fatty substances found in animals and plants. They are microscopic layered spheres of oil, which, in... Read more »
Cholesterol drug Niaspan may soon have "low flush" formula
Kos Pharmaceuticals has asked the Food and Drug Administration for approval of a new form of its cholesterol medicine Niaspan. The new caplet is... Read more »
FDA: Red yeast rice cholesterol products unsafe
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that three red yeast rice products marketed to help control cholesterol are unsafe. The... Read more »
8 Foods That Lower Cholesterol
Lower cholesterol the natural way! Millions of Americans take a statin to lower their cholesterol. While these drugs are powerful allies in the fight against cardiovascular disease, many people aren't aware that diet and exercise can play an...
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