Cholesterol Talk!

Shockingly and surprisingly, thousands of people are at risk in developing a genetic heart disease which is caused by a certain cholesterol condition in Britain. To cut down these numbers, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) issued guidelines to encourage doctors to identify the estimated 95,000 people in Britain unaware they have [...]

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When it comes to cholesterol, it’s good to know your numbers. High blood cholesterol increases your risk for heart disease and heart attack, and lowering it decreases that risk.
September is National Cholesterol Education Month, a great time to learn about high blood cholesterol, especially if you are among the 65 million Americans who have this [...]

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Cholesterol levels are measured in milligrams (mg) of cholesterol per deciliter (dL) of blood in the United States and some other countries. Canada and most European countries measure cholesterol in millimoles (mmol) per liter (L) of blood. Consider these general guidelines when you get your lipid panel (cholesterol test) results back to see if your [...]

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Nutritionist and author Jonny Bowden has created several lists of healthful foods people should be eating but aren’t. But some of his favorites, like purslane, guava and goji berries, aren’t always available at regular grocery stores. Tara Parker-Pope asked Dr. Bowden, author of “The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth,” to update his list with some [...]

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New studies have shown that diabetes and obese are interlinked to heart diseases. Both mentioned earlier leads to the development of heart disease during their lifetime.
More than 3,400 adults in a long-running U.S. heart study, women who were obese and diabetic had a nearly 80 percent chance of developing heart disease at some point. For [...]

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