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Cholesterol in Foods OK by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor

Posted Mon 30 Aug 2010 3:04pm per day, the amount found in one egg. However, eating three eggs per day does not increase blood cholesterol levels. Poultry, eggs and shellfish, all rich sources of cholesterol... A review of the world's literature shows that dietary cholesterol itself is not associated with increased risk for suffering a heart attack (Current Atherosclerosis Reports Read on »

Surveying Superior Shellfish by Health&Fitness GuideforDummies Posted Fri 24 Apr 2009 7:22am The term shellfish includes seafood such as shrimp, lobster, oysters, clams, mussels, and scallops, which all have a shell instead of fins and gills. It also includes some... overcooking shellfish. Doing so causes the texture to become rubbery and unpleasant. Mussels with Pastis This dish comes from Lewis Rossman, from Cetrella in Half Moon Bay Read on »

HDL cholesterol: How to boost your ‘good’ cholesterol by Karen Bastille Health Maven

Posted Sat 31 Jul 2010 12:08pm Mayo Clinic Staff Although your doctor may have told you to lower your total cholesterol, it’s important to raise your high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, which is known as the “good” cholesterol. It might sound like a mixed message, but reducing “bad” low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and increasing HDL cholesterol Read on »

If I avoid all foods that contain cholesterol, will my high cholesterol return to normal? by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 01 Oct 2008 8:12pm No. Your blood cholesterol level is influenced far more by how many calories and how much saturated and partially hydrogenated fat you eat, than by how much cholesterol... these same acetone units to manufacture cholesterol. That explains why eating two eggs a day does not raise blood cholesterol levels in the average American. They are already taking Read on »

{Bringing Down High Cholesterol ~ High Cholesterol? Bring It Down} by Lucy J. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 04 Aug 2009 5:23pm You can find out using a home testing kit, what the levels of cholesterol in your body are and in case you find that you have high cholesterol, or nearby it being high, it’s time for you to visit your doctor who will then perform a more appropriate blood test to aid and pinpoint the [...] Read on »

Avoiding Cholesterol in Foods Won't Lower Your Cholesterol by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:03pm Avoiding foods that contain cholesterol will not return a high cholesterol to normal. Your blood cholesterol level is influenced far more by how many calories and how much... does not raise blood cholesterol levels in the average American. They are already taking in so much cholesterol from meat, fish and chicken and diary products, that when Read on »

Cholesterol Calculator for Diagnosis of High Cholesterol by Meilier Posted Sun 23 Aug 2009 7:35am , hyperlipoproteinemia, hypercholesterolemia or Hypertriglyceridemia, refers to an abnormally high level of cholesterol or triglycerides in the bloodstream. Causes of High Cholesterol Foods... or genetic defects. Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is the inherited high cholesterol levels, and familial combined hyperlipidaemia (FCH) is where the triglyceride levels are very Read on »

Low cholesterol levels linked with increased risk of cancer, so is cholesterol reduction safe? by Dr. John B. Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 16 Sep 2008 6:56am When in comes to cholesterol levels, the mantra is usually ‘the lower the better’. The idea here is that the lower the level of cholesterol in our bloodstreams, the lower... if lower levels of cholesterol actually increased our risk of other important conditions? Might an increased risk of, say, cancer, offset any apparent advantages of low cholesterol Read on »

Good Cholesterol, Bad Cholesterol - Can exercise make a difference? by Karen Bastille Health Maven

Posted Mon 20 Sep 2010 1:56pm other functions. But too much can signal that there is too much fat in the blood. Back in the ’80s when people became of aware of the need to control their cholesterol levels... from food, the less the body makes. So cholesterol levels are controlled automatically. But a diet high in saturated and trans fats, typical of someone who eats lots of unhealthy Read on »

When is LDL cholesterol NOT LDL cholesterol? by Dr. William D. Medical Doctor

Posted Fri 12 Sep 2008 8:52am cholesterol. One of the particles that can masquerade as LDL is Lp(a). Darlene's story is typical of many people who've had high cholesterol levels poorly responsive to the statin drugs... Darlene had a high LDL cholesterol, at times as high as 200 mg/dl. Her primary care doctor first tried Mevacor, then Pravachol, then Zocor, then Lipitor. Every statin drug Read on »