About 80 per cent of high-risk patients taking statins for cardiovascular disease still have high cholesterol and may need higher doses of the medication, a study finds. Researchers from Imperial College London analysed the findings of a major study of cardiovascular patients in 18 European countries including the UK. Those at the highest risk of … Read more
About 80 per cent of high risk patients taking statins for cardiovascular disease still have high cholesterol and may need higher dose medication, study finds. Researchers from Imperial College London analysed the findings of a major study of cardiovascular patients in 18 European countries including the UK. Those at the highest risk of cardiovascular ‘events’ … Read more
A one-off, painless blast of ultrasound may be a new way to lower cholesterol and high blood pressure and cut the risk of heart disease. Around 60 per cent of people in England have high cholesterol (a reading of five or above) and more than one in four has high blood pressure (above 140/90 mmHg). … Read more
I read in The Mail on Sunday that having very high HDL cholesterol is a worry, especially for middle-aged women like me. My total cholesterol is 5.3 – and I have an HDL of 2.3. The ratio calculator online tells me this is healthy, but now I read that 2.3 is very high. Also, could … Read more
For decades we’ve been told there’s ‘good’ cholesterol and there’s ‘bad’ cholesterol. The bad type, known as LDL, is responsible for damaging blood vessel walls and contributes to the build-up of inflamed fatty deposits known as plaques, which raises the risk of a heart attack or stroke. The good type, called HDL, does the opposite – … Read more
Britain’s cholesterol levels have nose-dived over the last 40 years thanks to a healthier diet lower in fat and the increasing use of statins, scientists have said. The UK once had the 18th highest cholesterol level in the world for both men and women, putting them at increased risk of heart attacks and strokes, but … Read more
Having very low cholesterol raises the risk of hemorrhagic strokes in women, a new study finds. Researchers say that women with low levels of cholesterol were two times more likely to have a stroke that leads to bleeding in the brain compared to those with average levels. Additionally, women with the lowest levels of triglycerides, fat … Read more
A whole avocado every day helps cut cholesterol and could be the secret to a healthy heart, study claims Study suggests avocados appear to interrupt the release of ‘bad’ cholesterol Research shows that eating a WHOLE avocado a day can cut cholesterol levels But there are fears that their large-scale production is harming the environment By … Read more