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Cholesterol - Harvard Health

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Cholesterol is a fatty substance that occurs naturally in the body. It performs several vital functions. It is needed to make the walls surrounding the body's cells and is the basic material that is converted to certain hormones. Your body makes all the cholesterol you …

High Cholesterol: Prevention, Treatment and Research

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Cholesterol is a natural component in everyone’s blood, and supports normal function of cell membranes, hormone levels and more. However, having too much, is considered …

High cholesterol - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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Cholesterol: Latest Research on Ideal Levels and …

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Physical activity can reduce LDL (low-density lipoprotein, or “bad”) cholesterol by 3 to 6 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) in your blood. It also lowers your blood pressure. About …

A closer look at good cholesterol - Harvard Health

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2 days ago · HDL is considered "good" because it does the good work. It patrols blood vessels, collects excess cholesterol from the bloodstream and artery walls, and delivers …

Cholesterol News -- ScienceDaily

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Dec. 7, 2022 — People who take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins may have a lower risk of having a type of stroke called an intracerebral hemorrhage, according to a …

Cholesterol: 5 Truths to Know | Johns Hopkins Medicine

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Cholesterol is a natural component in everyone’s blood, and supports functions within the body. It’s only when bad cholesterol causes plaque to build up in your arteries that it’s …

The Cholesterol Controversy | Science-Based Medicine

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But research into cholesterol metabolism was providing new medications that might potentially lower cholesterol levels and reduce cardiovascular risk. The first candidate drug was clofibrate. In …

Cholesterol | The Nutrition Source | Harvard T.H. Chan …

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The body uses cholesterol as the starting point to make estrogen, testosterone, vitamin D, and other vital compounds. Cholesterol in the bloodstream, specifically the bad LDL …

Study challenges “good” cholesterol’s role in universally …

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A National Institutes of Health-supported study found that high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, often called the “good cholesterol,” may not be as effective as scientists once believed in …