For Type 2 Diabetics, Wine Improves Sugar Control, Cholesterol and Heart Health
Drinking a glass of red wine every day as part of a healthy diet can help patients with type 2 diabetes improve cardiac health...
Study: Statin Potency Linked to Muscle Side Effects
A study reports that muscle problems reported by patients taking statins were related to the strength or potency of the given cholesterol-lowering drugs.
Study of Adverse Effects of Statins Release: Muscle and Cognitive Problems Listed
Statin Study group cites nearly 900 studies on the adverse effects of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins), a class of drugs widely used to treat high cholesterol.
Exercise, Diet, Supplements Play Role in Lowering Cholesterol without Drugs
When it's time to rein in cholesterol, the go-to prescription is usually statins. These medications can reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (the bad cholesterol) from 25 percent to 50 percent, but statins aren't for everyone. The Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource outlines other ways to lower cholesterol.
Low-Carb Diets Linked to Atherosclerosis and Impaired Blood Vessel Growth
Even as low-carbohydrate/high-protein diets have proven successful at helping individuals rapidly lose weight, little is known about the diets' long-term effects on vascular health.
Mixed Results For Weight Loss Drug on Slowing Progression of Coronary Disease
The anti-obesity medication rimonabant showed mixed results in slowing progression of coronary artery disease in patients with abdominal obesity and pre-existing coronary disease, according to a new study in the April 2 issue of JAMA.
Fewer Heart Attacks if Statins are Prescribed Differently, Says Study
A research team has developed a new approach to prescribing statins which would lower the risk of heart attack for many people. Millions of people...
Exercise Shown to Have Positive Effect On Cholesterol
For the first time, Duke University Medical Center researchers have demonstrated that exercise -- without accompanying weight loss -- has a positive impact on improving cholesterol levels.
Product Used to Lower Cholesterol Works No Better Than Placebo
A natural extract often favored by health-conscious Americans as an alternative to manufactured drugs in lowering cholesterol has turned out to be no more effective than a placebo.
Nutrition Advice Makes Heart-Healthy Diet More Satisfying
People who received dietary counseling to help them lower their cholesterol levels reported higher levels of satisfaction with their quality of life and health care than individuals who tried to lower their cholesterol in other ways, according to a new study.
Daily Diet of Grapefruit Minimizes Risk Factor for Heart Disease
Heart disease patients who eat one grapefruit daily can significantly reduce the levels of cholesterol in their blood in comparison to patients who do not eat the fruit.
People Who Inherit Cholesterol Disorder Have Lower Rate of Diabetes
Rates of type 2 diabetes in people with familial hypercholesterolemia (a genetic disorder characterized by high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels) was lower than...
New Cholesterol Disorder Discovered – As Predicted From Gene’s Role
A team lead by UCSF medical researchers has discovered a new disorder that can cause severely elevated blood cholesterol levels and may affect several hundred thousand people in the U.S. and Europe to varying degrees. The malady is caused by a single gene defect.
World’s Largest Cholesterol-Lowering Trial Reveals Massive Benefits for High-Risk Patients
Around a third of all heart attacks and strokes can be avoided in people at risk of vascular disease by using statin drugs to lower blood cholesterol levels – irrespective of the person’s age or sex, and even if their cholesterol levels do not seem high.
Researchers Report Breakthrough in Lowering Cholesterol, Fatty Acids
Researchers have found a way to reduce the amount of bad cholesterol and fatty acids that end up in the blood from food the body metabolizes, a key discovery that could lead to new drugs to treat and reverse the effects of Type 2 diabetes and heart disease related to obesity.
Sugar Industry Cherry Picked Data to Blame Fat for CHD
A disturbing report published by JAMA details the lengths the sugar industry has gone to since the 1950's to cast fat as the cause...
