Archive for the ‘cholesterol’ Category

What is a “heart attack”

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

What is a “heart attack” anyway?
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Cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides and all that

Saturday, May 16th, 2009

If you’re over 45 the chances are you’ve had your cholesterol levels checked. You’ll be told how much “bad”, “good” cholesterol and triglyceride you have circulating in your blood. But what does all this mean? What is the difference between “good” cholesterol and “bad” cholesterol? And what are triglycerides.

The chances are that everything you think you know about this is wrong. Here’s the real story.

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