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Experts disagree on screening children for a disorder tied to high cholesterol

One in 500 kids has an inherited disorder that causes high levels of LDL (“bad”) cholesterol that may require medication to control. However, since the problem doesn’t create observable symptoms, as many as half of these kids don’t know they have the condition. To help identify these children, late last year an expert panel convened by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute recommended ...

Understanding your cholesterol numbers

If you’re over 40, your doctor has probably told you to have your cholesterol levels checked annually and to keep an eye on your HDL and LDL.

Green tea lowers cholesterol risk, but only a little

A study has found that on average, green tea reduced total cholesterol compared to levels seen in those taking a placebo. Low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol fell slightly less than 2 per cent.

Santarus Begins Promoting Cholesterol-Lowering Product FENOGLIDE

Santarus, Inc. today announced that it has commenced promotion of prescription FENOGLIDE® tablets 40 mg and 120 mg to selected physicians in the U.S. FENOGLIDE is indicated as an adjunct to diet to reduce elevated low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol , total cholesterol, triglycerides and apolipoprotein B , and to increase high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol in adult patients with primary ...

New Research Confirms Soft Spread Margarine is a Healthful Alternative to Butter

Butter intake shown to increase total and LDL cholesterol levels, while soft spreads have been shown to reduce markers for cardiovascular disease, says the National Association of Margarine Manufacturers.Washington, DC (PRWEB) January 12, 2012 A new study published by Danish researchers in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN) reveals that people who ate butter daily for six weeks ...