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Study links low HDL levels with increased risk of postmenopausal breast cancer.
2004 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The 2004 update from the American Heart Association's (AHA) Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics, coupled with a recently published study, documents that more than 50 million American women have borderline to high cholesterol levels.
The study was published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute that linked low levels of HDL or "good cholesterol" with increased risks for developing postmenopausal breast cancer, has prompted women across the country to identify natural alternatives to lower "bad" cholesterol, increase "good" cholesterol and reduce the risks of developing heart disease and breast cancer.
"The availability of TeaFlavin, a non-prescription green tea extract with clinical trial evidence that documents a 16% decrease in LDL, 'bad cholesterol,' and a 3%-4% rise in HDL, 'good cholesterol' is well timed," says Jim Zhao, PhD a molecular biologist and chief science officer, Nashai Biotech, LLC. "An estimated 280,000 women die annually of either heart disease or breast cancer."
Zhao continued, "We have responded to this situation by developing an all natural product that has clinically proven, positive effects for woman at an increased risk of developing heart disease, breast cancer or both."
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