This legume helps lower cholesterol levels
Regular consumption of lentils helps reduce fasting total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels. THE ESSENTIAL Eating lentils daily in ...
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Coronary artery disease: a variant of bad cholesterol increases the risks
Lipoprotein (a), a variant of "bad cholesterol," may increase the risk of recurrent coronary heart disease, according to a new ...
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Cholesterol: what if soy helped you lower it?
Researchers have discovered that a soy protein reduces the production of bad cholesterol, LDL, and therefore limits the risk of ...
Read moreWhat is HDL or LDL cholesterol?
Cholesterol is often presented as the number one enemy of our body. In fact, it is an indispensable element for ...
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Bad cholesterol: statins would be useless in healthy people
People with high LDL cholesterol levels, but otherwise healthy, would not need to take statin therapy. THE ESSENTIAL LDL cholesterol ...
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8 Complications of High Cholesterolemia: How to Prevent Them
A cholesterol level that is too high generates the formation of plaques in the arteries, which are themselves implicated in ...
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When your hand reveals… your cholesterol level!
Thanks to a reagent, to be applied to the skin, and to a detector, it is possible to measure the ...
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Cardiovascular diseases: the guidelines on “bad cholesterol” should be reviewed
New work carried out by the University of Ohio points to the ineffectiveness of current recommendations on reducing bad cholesterol ...
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A new, more accurate and easier assessment of bad cholesterol
A new method of calculating the level of "bad cholesterol" in the blood was born. It appears to be more ...
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Against cholesterol, fewer statins in Europe
European recommendations to fight against the consequences of hypercholesterolemia in primary prevention encourage less use of statins than others. They ...
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LDL cholesterol, the main predictor of atherosclerosis
Many people have atherosclerotic plaques without having obvious risk factors. Alcoholism, smoking or obesity are often targeted. But measuring LDL ...
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Statins: Americans are pushing for prescription
To treat excess cholesterol, the 2 American cardiology societies recommend lowering bad cholesterol levels by 50%, by prescribing high-dose statins, ...
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Should my LDL cholesterol levels go down?
I understand that the LDL cholesterol target for heart patients has been lowered from 2.5 to 1.8. I myself had ...
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2 out of 3 Dutch people have elevated LDL cholesterol
Advertorial Two out of three Dutch people suffer from elevated LDL cholesterol*. This is worrisome, because that is a risk ...
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Cholesterol: what’s the difference between LDL and HDL?
© iStockPhotosIt is well known, to have cholesterol increases the risk of cardiovascular problems. But for all that, we should ...
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Bad cholesterol promotes the spread of tumors
New argument against excess cholesterol: LDL promotes the migration and spread of cancer cells, according to a recent study.Bad cholesterol, ...
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Marathon training improves cardiovascular health
The marathon benefits men's heart health. Cardiovascular risk factors are reduced in middle-aged men who train for this race.Ethiopian Kenenisa ...
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Bergamot in Earl Gray tea helps fight cholesterol
The bergamot present in Earl Gray tea has health benefits. According to a recent study, it helps reduce bad cholesterol ...
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Bad cholesterol rises when temperatures drop
Winter is definitely not good for the health of the heart and arteries. According to a recent study, the level ...
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Eat strawberries to fight bad cholesterol
To lower bad cholesterol, eating half a kilo of strawberries per day is effective. These fruits have demonstrated their benefits ...
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Cholesterol: British people want to expand statin prescriptions
Prescribing statins to more patients to save more lives, the UK is reviewing its recommendations on these cholesterol drugs.7 million ...
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Sometimes “good” cholesterol can turn bad
The prevention of cardiovascular diseases involves in particular the good cholesterol (HDL). But a study shows that HDL can, in ...
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One in five French people have cholesterol
More than 20% of French people have a cholesterol level greater than 1.6g / l, the threshold for hypercholesterolemia. This ...
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The Nordic diet lowers cholesterol
A study showed that the Nordic diet, rich in game, berries and fish, lowered cholesterol and the risk of heart ...
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