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Although it seems like a reasonable question, it is difficult to find precise information on the correlation between weight loss and heart attack risk reduction. From the previous post, for each point reduction in LDL, there is risk reduction of approximately .5%. From the article below, it appears that for about 1% of weight loss, [...]
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40-Point Cholesterol Drop=20% Lower Heart Risk Heart Disease Protection Tied to Cholesterol Reduction Achieved With Drugs WebMD Health News Sept. 27, 2005 — The heart disease protection offered by popular cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may be directly related to the degree they actually lower a person’s cholesterol levels. A new review of studies on statins shows [...]
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Wall Street Journal April 10, 2010 Do you sometimes think you can’t be heart-healthy unless you’re a vegetarian marathon runner with minimal body fat, barely detectable cholesterol and a pact to avoid ice cream that is signed in blood? Well, think again. There’s mounting evidence and support among cardiologists that moderation in the battle against [...]
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These are some of the best sources of medical information on the Web: www.mayoclinic.com Reliable, evidence based medical information. Well-presented, well-written. www.clevelandclinic.org Good collection of resources for heart issues. www.askapatient.com A tremendous resource on medication; consumers writing about their experience and side effects of medication. Information that you will not see on a pharmaceutical website. [...]
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A new study from Iowa State University’s Nutrition and Wellness Research Center (NWRC) may give men a way to combat high cholesterol without drugs — if they don’t mind sprinkling some flaxseed into their daily diet. Suzanne Hendrich, an ISU professor in food science and human nutrition, led a study that examined the effects of [...]
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Newswise — A new national study has shown that nearly 75 percent of patients hospitalized for a heart attack had cholesterol levels that would indicate they were not at high risk for a cardiovascular event, according to current national cholesterol guidelines. Specifically, these patients had low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels that met current guidelines, and [...]
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Click to View: Emedicine Health Comment: EMedicine spent some time making sure this slideshow was done right. Kudos.
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