What’s The Story With CoQ10?by
WellnessPossibilities
By Dr. Christine Gonzalez (PharmD, CHC)
We’ve all heard about the dangers of highcholesterol... problems, regardless if the patient has highcholesterol. As a result, more people are taking statins...
High Bad Cholesterol (LDL), But No Diabetesby
Israel L.
I was told that I don’t have diabetes, but do have highcholesterol. I had explained to the doc... so I had to do some research on the subject of cholesterol. One thing I do know is that having high levels of cholesterol...
When is LDL cholesterol NOT LDL cholesterol?by
Dr. William D.
, a surprise came back: she had a highlipoprotein(a), or Lp(a). This explained a lot.
LDL cholesterol...
Darlene had a high LDL cholesterol, at times as high as 200 mg/dl. Her primary care doctor first...
High LDL cholesterol--onlyby
Dr. William D.
As a sequel to my last post, just how often can we blame an isolated high LDL cholesterol... to have only LDL cholesterol as the cause of a heart scan score . . . and nothing else? No low HDL, small LDL...
HDL, LDL cholesterol links to depression differ by sexby
Dr. John Z.
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They found that, in women, depression was associated with low levels of the “good” form of cholesterol, highdensity...” form of cholesterol, lowdensitylipoprotein (LDL). This was especially true for those men...
Low HDL makes Dr. Friedewald a liarby
Dr. William D.
There's a $22 billion industry based on treating LDL cholesterol, a fictitious number.
LDL cholesterol is calculated from the following equation:
LDL cholesterol = Total cholesterol - HDL...
How Bad is LDL Cholesterol? (continued)by
Seth Roberts ..
If LDL cholesterol level predicts heart disease then persons with low LDL should be better....
Guess what: LDL cholesterol doesn’t matter. They recruited 47 patients with low LDL-C, of whom 21...
disease such as family history or high blood pressure, I'm going to answer your question in a general way. I hope that's OK with you.
Total cholesterol should be less than 200 so at 240, that level is too high...
Q&A Session at HealthTap.comby
Alvin B. Lin
My LDL is 150 hdl is 71 triglycerides 77 total 236 should I try lowering with dietary charges before satin?
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Facts
... is in relation to fat:
low density lipoprotein (LDL) - accounting for 60-70% of total chole ... » Read on
Treatment
... Lipid- lowering medicines ideally lower the blood levels of low density lipoprotein (LDL), and raise those of high density lipop ... » Read on