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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 declining over the last several decades, at least among middle-aged and older adults. This decline may be partly due to the increased use of statins and other lipid-lowering medications. However, total cholesterol levels are getting higher among younger adults (ages 25 34 years.) The major risk factor f...
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Expert & Community Posts
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 »
The JUPITER Trial
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert...people (men over 50 and women over 60) with normal cholesterol levels (LDL less than 130) but... Read more »
How do High Triglyceride Levels Affect Health?
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health ExpertHow can a high level of triglycerides affect my health if my cholesterol is normal and my LDL and... Read more »
Lowering Cholesterol with Sterols and Stanols
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert...sterols and stanols, touted as being able to lower cholesterol levels. But, what are they, and... Read more »
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 »
Health Guide
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 »High Cholesterol Diagnosis and Testing
...associated with the inflammatory response and a higher risk for heart attack, even in people with normal cholesterol levels.CRP is also associated with high blood pressure, insulin resistance (the... Read more »Cholesterol and Lipids
...connections in the brain that are important for learning and memoryRegardless of these benefits, when cholesterol levels rise in the blood, they can have dangerous consequences, depending on the... Read more »Cholesterol Treatment and Drugs
...Americans who should be taking LDL-lowering medication.Starting Medications. Even modest lowering of high cholesterol levels, whether through drug therapy or lifestyle changes, reduces the risk of... Read more »Hypothyroidism: Treatment
...be confirmed and thyroxine (T4) level determined.Testing for antithyroid antibodies and determining cholesterol levels is also important.Treating Hypothyroidism. Patients with full-blown... Read more »Images
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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 »
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 »
Healthy women can lower stroke risk by lowering cholesterol
October 02, 2008Women who reduce their cholesterol also cut their risk of having a stroke, new research suggests. Harvard researchers found that women in the study... Read summary »
Study: High Cholesterol Increases Dementia Risk
August 10, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Elevated cholesterol levels in midlife ? even levels considered only borderline ? significantly increase the risk of... 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 »
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