20 percent. That’s how many teens have high cholesterol in the United States, according to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Although some health experts blame the rise in obesity in teenagers–it’s at an all-time high in the United States–genetics and diet may play a bigger role. There have ...
American’s are cholesterol obsessed and for good reason. The importance of lowering “bad” cholesterol levels, or LDL’s, and raising the “good” cholesterol, HDL, to reduce the risk of heart disease has been demonstrated in numerous studies. While many people struggle to get their cholesterol level down into the normal range, there seem to be a ...
Note that cholesterol is a kind of fat found in the blood of several animals. It is a kind of lipid, waxy in nature and is commonly found attached to cell membranes. It is also common in blood plasma and forms part of the human body system. Cholesterol tries to aid cells making them function ...
You follow a low-fat, high fiber diet. You get plenty of exercise and rest. Yet you feel sluggish, and your doctor tells you your cholesterol level is too high, and he wants you to take medication. Before dosing your body with statins, a popular drug treatment for high cholesterol, ask your doctor to test for ...