HDL Cholesterol: The “Good” Cholesterol
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008We know that cholesterol is an important factor in staying healthy. There have been a lot of studies and reports over the past 10 years that have linked high cholesterol numbers to an increased risk of heart and cardiovascular disease. But did you know that not all cholesterol needs to be low?
In addition to the [...]
Understanding Cholesterol Numbers
Thursday, July 17th, 2008Your complete lipoprotein profile consists of cholesterol numbers including total cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein (LDL), high density lipoprotein (HDL) and triglyceride (TG) levels. Cholesterol numbers are very important to every human being.
As a matter of fact, every individual after their 20 years of age should check their cholesterol level in a 5 years interval, [...]