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Cholesterol Category

Study: Menstrual Cycle Affects Cholesterol

Study: Menstrual Cycle Affects Cholesterol

By Health News Team • Sep 1st, 2010 • Category: Cholesterol, True Health News

New research has found that a woman’s menstrual cycle can affect her cholesterol levels.

Eating a Low-Carb Diet May Help Cholesterol

Eating a Low-Carb Diet May Help Cholesterol

By Sandra Cooper • Aug 12th, 2010 • Category: Cholesterol, Diet, True Health News

A new study has found that following a low-carbohydrate diet may improve cholesterol by increasing HDL – or "good" – cholesterol.

Study Suggests Young Adults Be Cognizant of Cholesterol

Study Suggests Young Adults Be Cognizant of Cholesterol

By Sandra Cooper • Aug 9th, 2010 • Category: Cholesterol, Clogged Arteries, True Health News

A 20-year study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine refutes the common assumption that non-optimal cholesterol levels are insignificant during young adulthood and suggests a stronger emphasis on early lifestyle intervention.

Cholesterol may affect depression in the elderly

Cholesterol may affect depression in the elderly

By Health News Team • Jul 27th, 2010 • Category: Cholesterol, Stress, True Health News

A new study, published in the journal Biological Psychiatry, suggests that abnormal cholesterol levels can cause depression in the elderly.

Should kids have their cholesterol tested?

Should kids have their cholesterol tested?

By Mark Vavoulis • Jul 12th, 2010 • Category: Cholesterol, True Health News

A new study published in the journal Pediatrics suggests current guidelines for screening children for high cholesterol may be missing some youngsters who could benefit from treatment and that universal screening may be beneficial.

Eating Nuts May Help Lower Cholesterol

Eating Nuts May Help Lower Cholesterol

By Sandra Cooper • Jul 7th, 2010 • Category: Cholesterol, Diet, True Health News

A new study published in the American Medical Association’s Archives of Internal Medicine has found that eating nuts can help improve health. Researchers at Loma Linda University analyzed data from 25 trials conducted in seven countries, involving 583 men and women between the ages of 19 and 86 with high or normal cholesterol levels.

Study explains link between cholesterol-lowering statin drugs and depression

Study explains link between cholesterol-lowering statin drugs and depression

By Mark Vavoulis • Jul 6th, 2010 • Category: Cholesterol, True Health News

Results of a new study may explain why some people who take the anti-cholesterol drugs known as statins report feelings of anxiety and depression.

More “good” cholesterol may lower cancer risk

More “good” cholesterol may lower cancer risk

By Sandra Cooper • Jun 28th, 2010 • Category: Cholesterol, True Health News

High levels of HDL cholesterol – known as "good" cholesterol – may help prevent cancer, according to the findings of a new study.

Lowering cholesterol can impact life expectancy

Lowering cholesterol can impact life expectancy

By Health News Team • Jun 9th, 2010 • Category: Cholesterol, Heart Health, True Health News

A long-term University of Minnesota study has found that lowering LDL, or "bad," cholesterol levels can increase life expectancy.

More ‘good’ cholesterol is not always good for health

More ‘good’ cholesterol is not always good for health

By Mark Vavoulis • May 28th, 2010 • Category: Cholesterol, True Health News

A new study published in the American Heart Association’s journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology has found that a high level of HDL or the so-called "good" cholesterol places a subgroup of patients at high risk for recurrent coronary events, such as chest pain, heart attack and death.