Drug manufacturers are spending millions of dollars each year in the effort to find more ways to reduce cholesterol and more is invested in research to aid people with high cholesterol to eliminate the risk for heart disease and strokes taking more lifves each year due to unmanageable cholesterol levels, hyperlipidemia and dangerous lipid conditions. […]

The AHA (American Heart Association) has updated a report in early 2006, with alarming statistics regarding heart disease and stroke related to the need to lower cholesterol. It seems that more than 500,000 deaths occur every year as a result of a heart attack as some type of heart disease causes 1 in every 5 […]

Triglycerides and high cholesterol levels are strongly connected and both when are in excess increase the risk for coronary heart disease. Having high Triglycerides levels in your blood may also indicate a cholesterol problems and the need to lower cholesterol due to the risk of heart disease. However, having high cholesterol does not always mean […]

High cholesterol levels are dangerous by themselves, and it’s obligatory that if you’re diagnosed with total cholesterol of over 200mg/dl, that you make a sincere effort to lower your cholesterol to prevent atherosclerosis, heart disease and other chronic conditions related to high cholesterol levels. This is even truer, if you suffer from diabetes, as you […]

The connection between heart disease and high cholesterol levels has become an alarming issue only in the recent decade, as people became increasingly aware of the risk for heart attacks if high cholesterol levels are not manages properly. Looking back from the 60’s till the new millennium, shows and significant rise in awareness and concern […]

High cholesterol can significantly increase the risk for stroke. A stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) occurs when there is a sudden interruption in blood supply to the brain, also called an ischemic type of stroke (when there is a reduction in blood flow because of an obstruction- counts for 90% of all strokes), Stroke can […]

Kidney disease and high blood cholesterol levels are strongly connected. More than 20 million people in the United States alone suffer from kidney problems with an additional 20 million at risk for developing kidney disease. Because there are no symptoms for developing kidney problems, most people Because of its high costs, kidney disease patients often […]

Coronary heart disease and lower cholesterol are strongly related. Coronary heart disease is a condition characterized by the narrowing of the blood vessels that provide blood to the heart. This dangerous condition also called coronary arteries, results from the build up of cholesterol into artery walls, causing the arteries to become hard and narrow, making […]

As we advance in age, not only does it become much difficult to lower cholesterol, it has been clearly proven that aging promotes the elevation of serum cholesterol levels. This can partly explain why senior people often have higher blood cholesterol levels than that of youngsters. Older people with higher cholesterol levels also statistically die […]

According to a study conducted in Boston’s Children Hospital, it appears that marinating lower cholesterol levels through low cholesterol diet and exercise, and the risk of having a prostate cancer, including the pace in which prostate cancer develops, are strongly connected.
Prostate cancer is a malignant tumor that usually begins its development in the outer side […]

Familial Hyperlipidemia also called Multiple lipoprotein-type Hyperlipidemia is a genetic disorder characterized by high overall blood cholesterol, high serum low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, low levels of high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, and high blood triglycerides, increasing the risk among people with this inherited disorder to have a have cardiovascular disease. The specific active genes […]

As not all fats are the same, the type of fat a woman carries, can characterize the woman’s body shape, be that an apple or a pear, depending on the place where the fat is deposited. Using a simple measuring tape, a woman can calculate her waist to hip ratio (by measuring both waist and […]

Getting on a low fat, low in cholesterol diet is an old recommendation many of us with high blood cholesterol have heard more times than we care to remember. We all know that cutting out fat from our diet alone can contribute significantly to losing weight and prevent many chronic diseases triggered by obesity and […]

We all know the importance of lowering our cholesterol. Most adults are aware of the dangers involved of having high blood cholesterol levels. The more savvy of us know that the risk lies especially in the LDL cholesterol also referred to as the bad cholesterol for its tendency to clog the arteries. LDL needs to […]

The Low Density Lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) is considered to be the bad cholesterol due to its tendency to stick to artery walls and cause atherosclerosis and other dangerous conditions related to clogged and narrowed arteries. Lowering LDL levels in the blood is obligatory to eliminate the risk involved and this can be naturally achieved through […]

Cholesterol is a necessity to your body, in more than one way and your body produces, uses and regulates it in a perfect way. First, The liver produces cholesterol with the help of a certain type of proteins called lipoproteins. There are High Density Lipoproteins (HDL) also known as the “good cholesterol” and Low Density […]

It’s a fact that more than 80% of your blood cholesterol levels, when tested by your doctor, are produced by your liver. Your blood cholesterol or the cholesterol that circulates your blood is called the endogenous cholesterol meaning it is a cholesterol that is self produced and comes from an internal source- your body, or […]

The liver produces about 80% of the total body cholesterol (about 800-1,500 milligrams daily) processing saturated fat and sugars. The rest of the 20% come from the foods that you eat. On of the main functions of the liver is to provide all tissues in your body with the adequate amount of cholesterol and triglycerides […]

Among its many influential factors, high blood cholesterol has found to be directly affected by genetics. According to recent researches conducted in Yale and Syracuse Universities, The genetic DNA makeup in your family history can determine your blood cholesterol levels, regardless of your diet.
Recent researches have found that mitochondrial DNA has a direct affect of […]

According to the American Heart Association, It is estimated that more than 100 million American adults have total blood cholesterol values of 200 mg/dL and higher. From these individuals about 35 million American adults have blood cholesterol levels of 240 and up. Keeping in mind that normal levels of cholesterol should be below 200 (200 […]