Low-density lipoprotein

...vs four pounds). The soccer group had an increase in lean body mass of 3.75lbs, an increase in lower extremity bone mass, a greater decrease in LDL-cholesterol and an increase in fat oxidation during running at 9.5 km/h. The running group...

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Article Date: 20 Nov 2009 - 1:00 PST Between 1999 and 2006, the prevalence of adults in the U.S. with high levels of LDL cholesterol, the "bad" cholesterol, decreased by about one-third, according to a study in the November 18 issue of...

In this article: Cholesterol, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, HIV, U.S., Medical advice, Journal of the American Medical Association, Diabetes mellitus, Lipoprotein, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

...guidelines for cholesterol screening that are based on risk for developing coronary heart disease rather than fixed thresholds for LDL cholesterol. The study was the work of Dr Elena V Kuklina, of the Centers for Disease Control and...

In this article: Cholesterol, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Medical advice, Journal of the American Medical Association, and Diabetes mellitus

...because of the influence of statin drugs on blood lipid levels. However, a large number of people still have excessively high levels of LDL cholesterol, are not being treated for it, and may even be unaware of their levels, the study also...

In this article: LDL Cholesterol, Cholesterol, U.S., Statin, Harvard, and Brigham and Women's Hospital

...both good and bad news: The good news: Between 1999 and 2006, the number of adults in the US with high levels of artery-clogging LDL cholesterol, the "bad" cholesterol, decreased by about one-third. The bad news: A high percentage of...

In this article: Cholesterol, LDL Cholesterol, Journal of the American Medical Association, Statin, Chest pain, HDL Cholesterol, University College London, University of Washington, Seattle, and Reuters Health

...inflammation and heart disease, suggesting the drug may have substantial benefits even for those who do not have high levels of bad LDL cholesterol. A new analysis of the 6,801 women included in the study found that Crestor reduced major...

In this article: Crestor, LDL, Statin, Cancer, Cholesterol, Stroke, and AstraZeneca

...and strokes. And while common medications known as statins, such as AstraZeneca's <AZN.L> Crestor or Pfizer Inc's <PFE.N> Lipitor, can lower LDL cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes, nearly two thirds of people in...

In this article: Cholesterol, United States, Stroke, Journal of the American Medical Association, Statin, Crestor, and Lipitor

...the drug nearly a year later than previously expected, analysts said. The drug, mipomersen, attained the main goal of the trial, cutting "bad" LDL cholesterol by 25 percent, compared with just a 3 percent reduction from placebo in patients...

In this article: Isis, LDL, Cholesterol, Mipomersen, Genzyme Corp, Familial hypercholesterolemia, and Zetia

...late-stage study, according to data presented on Tuesday. The drug, mipomersen, attained the main goal of the trial, cutting "bad" LDL cholesterol by 25 percent, compared with just a 3 percent reduction from placebo in patients with a...

In this article: Cholesterol, LDL, Mipomersen, Isis, Genzyme Corp, Zetia, and Carbohydrate

...is wrong here. A total cholesterol less than 200 mg/dL (5.18 mmol/L) is fine. You must be talking about LDL cholesterol, bad cholesterol. LDL cholesterol is the cholesterol that clings to artery walls and eventually clogs the arteries. It's a...

In this article: LDL Cholesterol, Cholesterol, Oatmeal, Orlando, FL, Obesity, and HDL Cholesterol