Cholesterol Talk!

Question: I have had a high cholesterol level for several years. As a 67-year-old female, I try to eat responsibly and really feel my condition is hereditary since my two sisters have the same problem. Whatever the cause, my doctor put me on Vytorin to help lower my levels. Is he on the right track, [...]

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Research has shown that while the rate of sudden death after a heart attack has declined since the 1980s, the risk during the first 30 days after an attack is still four times higher than in the general population. The findings suggest that this is mostly related to the presence [...]

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A study which proves that diets worldwide which are rich in fried and salty foods increase heart attack risk, while eating lots of fruit, leafy greens and other vegetables reduces it.
It looked at 16,000 heart attack patients and controls between 1999 and 2003 in every country, compared to previous studies which have focused on the [...]

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The food pyramid is a great place to start for structuring a low cholesterol diet to improve ones health.
The United States Department of Agriculture has restructured the food pyramid of the past into the MyPyramid plan which considers age, gender and amount of physical activity you get each day. Still, this pyramid is a good [...]

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The American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends that children as young as 8 with high cholesterol take statins to reduce their risk for heart disease.
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The recommendation touched off an uproar within the medical community, with critics contending these powerful, cholesterol-lowering drugs carry serious side effects, such as muscle pain and cognitive problems.Others argue the [...]

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