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Cholesterol - Harvard Health

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Cholesterol. Cholesterol isn't entirely the health villain it's made out to be, its name darkly linked to heart attack, stroke, and other types of cardiovascular disease. Our bodies need cholesterol, which is a type of lipid (another name for fat) needed to make cell …

Managing Your Cholesterol - Harvard Health

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Managing Your Cholesterol, a Special Health Report from Harvard Medical School, offers up-to-date information to help you, or a loved one, keep cholesterol in …

How it’s made: Cholesterol production in your …

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In fact, cholesterol production is so important that your liver and intestines make about 80% of the cholesterol you need to …

High Cholesterol (Hypercholesterolemia)

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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 …

Cholesterol: Understanding HDL vs. LDL - Harvard Health

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Making sense of cholesterol tests

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Your LDL is computed by plugging the measurements for total cholesterol, HDL, and triglycerides into a: LDL = Total cholesterol – HDL – (Triglycerides ÷ 5). LDL can also be measured …

Managing Your Cholesterol | Harvard University

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Harvard Medical School. What you'll learn. ... Current Cholesterol Guidelines; The Role of Medical Conditions and Medications; Learn More. Course description. In this Harvard …

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

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Cholesterol. The biggest influence on blood cholesterol level is the mix of fats and carbohydrates in your diet—not the amount of cholesterol you eat from food. Although it …

Managing Your Cholesterol - Harvard …

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Managing Your Cholesterol offers up-to-date information to help you, or a loved one, keep cholesterol in check. The report spells out healthy, and unhealthy, cholesterol levels, and offers specific ways …

HDL: The good, but complex, cholesterol - Harvard Health

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If you are overweight, losing 5% to 10% of your current weight can raise HDL cholesterol, along with reducing blood pressure and blood sugar. Cutting back on …