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Lp(a) isn’t included in routine cholesterol tests but it can affect your risk of developing heart disease or having a stroke.
Cholesterol tests check the components of fat in your blood and compare them to normal ranges. Your clinician might also use ratios to compare different types.
If you try supplements, you still need to eat a healthy diet, exercise, reduce your stress, quit smoking and get enough sleep. Even then, they may still not be enough.
Don’t be intimidated by the package insert that comes with your medication. Learning how to read it can help you better understand how drugs work.
What if you could treat obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure just by limiting when you eat and drink all your calories? New research says it might work.
Personalised nutrition has the power to save lives.
When did eating become so confusing? In the 1960s, studies began to show a link between heart disease and dietary fat, and fat was demonized. As it turns out, fat is nuanced and may not be so bad.
College students may think they are living a fit life, but a recent study adds to growing research that suggests that many students are developing risk factors for heart disease.
Current cholesterol tests in the UK are outdated and are putting lives at risk.
Studies show that cinnamon can lower blood lipids in people with diabetes or metabolic syndrome.
An Australian trial will give us a clearer picture of whether healthy old people benefit from taking statins to prevent heart disease and stroke.
We need to eat a healthy diet, do some exercise and avoid stress rather than blame saturated fat for heart disease, says a recent editorial. But does the evidence stack up?
A study claims that getting 15% of your calorie intake from walnuts can help lower LDL (‘bad’) cholesterol – an expert takes a closer look at the results.
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer in Clinical Nutrition, Liverpool Hope University
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Instructor of Exercise Physiology, Colorado State University
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Associate Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University
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Clinical Associate Professor, University of Sydney
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Professor and Head, Diabetes and Vascular Medicine Research Program, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Lecturer in Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Associate Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Diego
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Professor of Regulatory Biology at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Adjunct Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology at UCSD, University of California, San Diego
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Professor Emeritus of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Public Health, Colorado State University
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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