Decreasing Cholesterol: drugs and diet
The discovery of LDL, statins and genetics led to an overall reduction in cardiac mortality. Risk factors such as smoking, high blood pressure, and high blood sugars increase risk only with high LDL.
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The Bad Fat isn’t Bad and the Good Fat isn’t Good
President Eisenhower could not have been more mad. He had followed his cardiologists recommendations to the letter but his cholesterol was higher than before. Turns out they were wrong about saturated fat. Here is the Presidential story about saturated fat – and what we know now.
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Smoking as Bad as Eggs?
Recent headlines stating “eggs are as bad as smoking” from a single article. Turns out the article was a poorly done article whose conclusions are highly suspect. Here are the reasons why.
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HDL – the Good Cholesterol Isn’t Good
The Good cholesterol isn’t good, but the bad cholesterol is still bad. HDL is a marker, but not a cause, for individuals who have better heart health, but raising HDL does not decrease the incidence of heart disease. The good news: under your doctors directions – you probably don’t need the niacin or the fish oil – but still eat fish
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Best Diet to Avoid Heart Disease
Many people are confused by which died to diminish risks of heart disease. It turns out from science we know the culprits are the carrier proteins of cholesterol and triglycerides- called LDL, HDL, VLDL.
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