Where Does Good Cholesterol Come From?
Good cholesterol has genetic links
March 18, 2009
Expert & Community Posts
February 24: Understand Your Lab Results
By Lisa Nelson , Health ExpertOkay, you've just found out you have high cholesterol. Now what? Well, you need to know the... Read more »
Making Sense of Cholesterol Ratios, Lipid Profiles and Your Heart Disease Risk Scores
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health ExpertIt's very possible your MD orders lab work and you have no idea what or why you're having blood... Read more »
February 23: Avoid Trans Fatty Acids
By Lisa Nelson , Health ExpertTrans fats raise LDL (bad) cholesterol levels and lower HDL (good) cholesterol. Consuming trans... Read more »
Eggs Improve Cholesterol
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...attention. Because eggs can actually improve our level of good cholesterol when the conventional... Read more »
Can My HDL Be Too High?
By Lisa Nelson , Health ExpertLisa Nelson #7: Are you concerned by unusually high HDL levels, such as greater than 100 mg/dl? ... Read more »
Health Guide
Cholesterol
...when levels of certain types of cholesterol rise in the blood, it becomes dangerous. The benefits of good cholesterol include repairing cell membranes and producing vital hormones. The AHA... Read more »New York City Bans Trans Fats at Restaurants
...believed that trans fats increase the risk of heart disease by increasing bad cholesterol while lowering good cholesterol. The average American eats 4.7 pounds of trans fats per year, according... Read more »Cholesterol Information After Diagnosis
...atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis plays a large role in causing heart attack.Having low levels of HDL (good cholesterol) can put you at risk for stroke. Read more about cholesterol’s effects on... Read more »Cholesterol, Heart Disease
Cholesterol's Effect on the HeartCoronary artery disease, commonly known as heart disease, is the leading cause of death in the U.S. and was responsible for nearly 500,000 deaths in... Read more »Heart Healthy Diet: soy, fish oil, low-carb and low-fat diets
SoyA rigorous review found that soy protein and isoflavone supplements do not help lower cholesterol or heart disease risk. However, soy foods are healthy choices, and the American Heart... 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 »
This product contains 2 medications, amlodipine and atorvastatin. Amlodipine is a calcium channel... Read more »
Fenofibrate is used along with diet and exercise to help control levels of blood fats. It can help... Read more »
...and fats (triglycerides) in the blood while raising good cholesterol (HDL). This product is... Read more »
Related News
Good Cholesterol Sometimes Bad
December 15, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- If you're not one of the 17 percent of Americans who have high cholesterol, you may consider yourself healthy overall. New... Read summary »
Raising good cholesterol still a good idea, experts say
October 02, 2008Despite the failure of the new heart drug torcetrapib, researchers say that it's still a good idea to find ways to prevent heart disease by raising... 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 »
5 ways to raise good cholesterol
October 03, 2008Many people take statins to lower their bad cholesterol, but experts say raising good cholesterol levels is important to heart health as well. Good... Read summary »
Study: Crestor best at boosting good cholesterol
October 02, 2008A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has found that Crestor is better than some other statins at increasing good... Read summary »
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