New guidelines could double the number of Americans on cholesterol-lowering drugs. Here’s what you need to know.
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Should I Take a Statin? What You Need to Know About the New Cholesterol Guidelines
The American Heart Association (AHA) is used to damage control, but its focus has generally been on protecting hearts, not its reputation. Ever since the organization of heart professionals, along with the American College of …
New Guidelines for Cholesterol Treatments Represent “Huge Change”
New guidelines would double the number of Americans on cholesterol-lowering drugs.
Low-Fat Livers Linked to ‘Healthy’ Obesity
Study of twins sheds light on good versus bad fat
Experimental Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Shows Promise
One in six Americans have high cholesterol, but one in five can’t take the popular statin medications to keep their levels down.
Eat This Now: Okra
In the south, it’s available year-round, but for the rest of us, summer is a great time to take advantage of fresh okra. While it looks like a ridged pepper, okra belongs to the same family as hibiscus and cotton, and likely came …
Statins Have Few Side Effects, But Should More People Be Taking Them?
Statins lower cholesterol, reduce inflammation and may be responsible for saving thousands of lives. Should everyone be taking the wonder drug?
Side Effects of Statins May Be Tolerable
Many people stop taking cholesterol-lowering statins due to muscle pain or nausea, but most people are able to resume taking a different type of the same drug.
Unhealthy Teens Could Lead to Rise in Heart-Disease Rates
Less than half of U.S. adolescents are living heart-healthy lives, and lack of exercise and poor diets could be creating a new generation of heart-disease patients.
Study Shows More Than Half of All Americans Will Get Heart Disease
Heart disease is the leading killer of Americans, and the lifetime risk among healthy Americans remains dangerously high.
Can Chickpeas and Lentils Help Control Diabetes?
What you eat can lower the risk of diabetes. But which foods have the strongest effect?
Healthier Cholesterol Levels Among U.S. Adults
When it comes to lowering cholesterol, Americans seem to be getting the message.
For Better Heart Health Exercise Harder, Not Longer
The general advice for most Americans is: Get more exercise. But the question is what kind of exercise, how intensely and for how long?