Lower Cholesterol » bad cholesterol http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com Tips to Lower Cholesterol Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:45:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 What’s worse than bad cholesterol Meet ultra-bad cholesterol http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/whats-worse-than-bad-cholesterol-meet-ultra-bad-cholesterol/ http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/whats-worse-than-bad-cholesterol-meet-ultra-bad-cholesterol/#comments Sat, 28 May 2011 21:54:59 +0000 admin http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/whats-worse-than-bad-cholesterol-meet-ultra-bad-cholesterol/

(CBS) What’s worse than bad cholesterol? Researchers say they have discovered “ultra-bad” cholesterol in some patients and the discovery can be a game changer for treating heart …

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]]> http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/whats-worse-than-bad-cholesterol-meet-ultra-bad-cholesterol/feed/ 0 New study raises doubts about benefits of ezetimibe in patients suffering from high LDL cholesterol http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/new-study-raises-doubts-about-benefits-of-ezetimibe-in-patients-suffering-from-high-ldl-cholesterol/ http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/new-study-raises-doubts-about-benefits-of-ezetimibe-in-patients-suffering-from-high-ldl-cholesterol/#comments Sat, 21 May 2011 23:12:55 +0000 admin http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/new-study-raises-doubts-about-benefits-of-ezetimibe-in-patients-suffering-from-high-ldl-cholesterol/ More than 42 million Americans suffer from high cholesterol, and 63 million more have borderline high cholesterol. Over time, high levels of LDL cholesterol, often called “bad cholesterol,” build up along the walls of arteries and blood vessels, a process called atherosclerosis, which can lead to a high risk of heart disease, stroke and heart attack.

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]]> http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/new-study-raises-doubts-about-benefits-of-ezetimibe-in-patients-suffering-from-high-ldl-cholesterol/feed/ 0 ‘Bad’ cholesterol is actually ‘good’ http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/bad-cholesterol-is-actually-good/ http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/bad-cholesterol-is-actually-good/#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 22:10:32 +0000 admin http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/bad-cholesterol-is-actually-good/ A new study has found that low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or so-called “bad cholesterol” is not as bad as it has been made out to be in recent years.

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]]> http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/bad-cholesterol-is-actually-good/feed/ 0 Here’s your liver cure http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/heres-your-liver-cure/ http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/heres-your-liver-cure/#comments Sat, 30 Apr 2011 23:10:54 +0000 admin http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/heres-your-liver-cure/ Many people I know who have high cholesterol are very careful about the amount of fat they eat. They almost go on a fat-free diet to bring their bad cholesterol under control. Still, their cholesterol stays out of balance. Here’s why, answers Dr Shikha Sharma.

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]]> http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/heres-your-liver-cure/feed/ 0 Apple a day keeps women’s cholesterol at bay http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/apple-a-day-keeps-womens-cholesterol-at-bay/ http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/apple-a-day-keeps-womens-cholesterol-at-bay/#comments Sun, 17 Apr 2011 23:11:46 +0000 admin http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/apple-a-day-keeps-womens-cholesterol-at-bay/ An apple a day may do more than keep the doctor away – it can lower levels of bad cholesterol and improve levels of good cholesterol without causing weight gain in women, according to a new study.

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]]> http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/apple-a-day-keeps-womens-cholesterol-at-bay/feed/ 0 Study: Black tea can lower cholesterol in less than a month http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/study-black-tea-can-lower-cholesterol-in-less-than-a-month/ http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/study-black-tea-can-lower-cholesterol-in-less-than-a-month/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 23:11:29 +0000 admin http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/study-black-tea-can-lower-cholesterol-in-less-than-a-month/ Drinking black tea lowered low-density lipoprotein, or LDL “bad” cholesterol, in just three weeks, according to a study sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service.According to the… Becky Oberg April 01, 2011

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]]> http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/study-black-tea-can-lower-cholesterol-in-less-than-a-month/feed/ 0 Heart-healthy goals http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/heart-healthy-goals/ http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/heart-healthy-goals/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 21:56:24 +0000 admin http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/heart-healthy-goals/ Goals for a healthy heart: Total cholesterol: Below 200 LDL “bad”cholesterol: Below 100 HDL “good”cholesterol: 50 or higher Triglycerides…

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]]> http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/heart-healthy-goals/feed/ 0 Third have high bad cholesterol; half get treated http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/third-have-high-bad-cholesterol-half-get-treated/ http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/third-have-high-bad-cholesterol-half-get-treated/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 22:00:39 +0000 admin http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/third-have-high-bad-cholesterol-half-get-treated/ Only about half of U.S. adults with high levels of bad cholesterol get treatment for it. Worse, not all those treated are managing to control the problem, according to a new government report.

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]]> http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/third-have-high-bad-cholesterol-half-get-treated/feed/ 0 Researchers work to harness power of good cholesterol http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/researchers-work-to-harness-power-of-good-cholesterol/ http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/researchers-work-to-harness-power-of-good-cholesterol/#comments Sun, 23 Jan 2011 23:12:57 +0000 admin http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/researchers-work-to-harness-power-of-good-cholesterol/ They’re still learning just how HDL contributes to heart health, and whether more is always better. When it comes to cholesterol, doctors are sure of two things: High levels of the bad kind increase the risk of heart disease, and lowering those levels reduces the risk. So traditional treatments are aimed at cutting bad cholesterol through diet, exercise and drugs called statins.

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]]> http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/researchers-work-to-harness-power-of-good-cholesterol/feed/ 0 New Cholesterol Drug Can Increase Your HDLs http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/new-cholesterol-drug-can-increase-your-hdls/ http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/new-cholesterol-drug-can-increase-your-hdls/#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2011 22:08:41 +0000 admin http://lowercholesterol.frasil.com/new-cholesterol-drug-can-increase-your-hdls/ An experimental drug nearly doubles levels of good cholesterol, and nearly halves levels of bad cholesterol.

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