(HealthDay)—High cholesterol, a serious risk factor for heart disease, can affect both men and women, and it's common for cholesterol levels to rise with age. But it's often a problem for men earlier in life than for women.
Of course, you can only start treatment forhigh cholesterolif you know your cholesterol numbers are high. "That's why it's absolutely imperative that everybody should get their cholesterol checked and they should know their numbers," Virani said. A simple blood test is all you need. Ad Trea...
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Young men with hypertension often have what's called "metabolic syndrome," which is known to contribute to heart disease and diabetes. It includes a cluster of risk factors found in an individual and include excess body fat (especially around the waist and chest), high cholesterol, and insulin...
HDL (high density lipoprotein) is considered the "good" cholesterol because it may help decrease the cholesterol buildup in the walls of arteries that causes narrowing of their openings. HDL (high density lipoprotein) Less than 40 mg/dL (men), less than 50 mg/dL (women): increased risk of...
Meanwhile, the serum triglyceride and TC concentrations were significantly higher in the MVH and MEH groups than in the MVN and MEN groups, respectively (P < 0.01). Figure 3 Effects of prenatal ethanol (4 g/kg.d) exposure on serum triglyceride and cholesterol (TC) concentrations in ...
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Did your lab results came back with "high cholesterol"? Don't panic cholesterol is no longer the villain. Here are some life style changes you can make to make that hearth strong and healthy