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The silent saboteurs: 9 foods wreaking havoc on your cholesterol levels

Leading cardiologists and dietitians reveal the "sneaky" dietary triggers that spike LDL levels and increase heart disease ...
Medscape

Novel Method More Accurately Measures LDL Cholesterol

BALTIMORE, MD — US researchers have devised and validated a novel method of estimating LDL-cholesterol levels [1]. The new method, which was tested and validated in more than 1.3 million individuals, ...

Which Workout Helps Cholesterol More: Weights or Cardio?

CARDIO—AEROBIC ACTIVITIES like walking, running, swimming, and cycling—not only reduces total cholesterol, LDL, vLDL and ...
Nature

The structure of bad cholesterol comes into focus

In 1985, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Michael Brown and Joseph Goldstein for identifying the receptor that clears LDL particles from the bloodstream. High blood levels of ...

Too much sugar is quietly harming your cholesterol: Understanding its effects on LDL, HDL, and heart health

Excess sugar intake significantly disrupts fat metabolism, elevating "bad" cholesterol (LDL and triglycerides) while lowering ...