The 2012 Atherosclerosis egg study: More smoking is associated with more plaque, unless you eat more eggs cardiovascular disease, cholesterol, egg, heart disease, plaque I blogged before about the study by David Spence and colleagues, published online in July 2012 in the journal Atherosclerosis ( ). This stud... Read More
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... Read More
The 2012 Atherosclerosis egg study: Plaque decreased as LDL increased with consumption of 2.3 eggs per week or more atherosclerosis, cholesterol, egg, LDL, plaque, saturated fat A new study by David Spence and colleagues, published online in July 2012 in the journal Atherosclerosis ( ), has been gaining increasing m... Read More