HDL cholesterol levels are a rough measure of HDL particle quantity in the blood. They actually tell us next to nothing about HDL particle t...
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Familial hypercholesteromia: Why rely on cholesterol levels when more direct measures are available?
cholesterol,
familial hypercholesteromia,
Friedewald LDL equation,
genes,
genetics,
HDL,
intima-media thickness,
Iranian LDL equation,
LDL,
plaque
There are two forms of familial hypercholesteromia (FH), namely heterozygous and homozygous FH. In heterozygous FH only one copy of the gene...
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Large LDL and small HDL particles: The best combination
This post has been revised and re-published . The original comments are preserved below.
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Want to improve your cholesterol profile? Replace refined carbs and sugars with saturated fat and cholesterol in your diet
An interesting study by Clifton and colleagues (1998; full reference and link at the end of this post) looked at whether LDL cholesterol par...
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The China Study II: Cholesterol seems to protect against cardiovascular disease
cardiovascular disease,
China Study,
cholesterol,
HDL,
LDL,
multivariate analysis,
research,
statistics,
VLDL,
warppls
First of all, many thanks are due to Dr. Campbell and his collaborators for collecting and compiling the data used in this analysis. This da...
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The 2012 Atherosclerosis egg study: Plaque decreased as LDL increased with consumption of 2.3 eggs per week or more
A new study by David Spence and colleagues, published online in July 2012 in the journal Atherosclerosis ( ), has been gaining increasing m...
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Alcohol intake increases LDL cholesterol, in some people
Occasionally I get emails from people experiencing odd fluctuations in health markers, and trying to figure out what is causing those fluctu...
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