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'Metabolic syndrome'. (Cardiology).
Cholesterol-lowering drugs generally reduce cardiovascular events by 35%. Those rates ought to be better, said Dr. H. Bryan Brewer Jr., chief of the molecular disease branch at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Md.
He attributed this shortfall to compliance and access issues, as well as to the statins' relatively one-dimensional approach of lowering LDL.
Triglyceride levels might be the bigger issue for patients with diabetes or the "metabolic syndrome" of abdominal obesity, triglyceride levels above 150 mg/dL, HDL levels below 40 mg/dL for men and 50 mg/dL for women, and blood pressure above 130/85 mm Hg.
There may be "good" and "bad" triglycerides, Dr. ...
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...or elevated triglyceride levels, has been identified...managing elevated triglyceride levels associated with...reveals high triglyceride levels as an important...factors, termed metabolic syndrome. Sales of prescription...
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- Newspaper article from: Health & Medicine Week September 27, 2004 700+ words
...with elevated triglyceride levels and reduced adipose...significantly elevated triglyceride levels compared with...associated with the metabolic syndrome in obese subjects...with elevated triglyceride levels and reduced adipose...
- University of Maryland Milkshake Study Suggests Target Triglyceride Levels...
- News wire article from: Ascribe Higher Education News Service March 25, 2003 700+ words
...blood fat levels, conclude that triglyceride levels need to be reduced in order to lower...throughout the day may cause a person's triglyceride levels to soar to dangerous levels, even...for advocating much lower fasting triglyceride levels than those currently considered...
- Milkshake Study Suggests Need For Reducing Triglyceride Levels.
- Newspaper article from: Heart Disease Weekly December 9, 2001 700+ words
...for advocating much lower fasting triglyceride levels than those currently considered...more reason to believe that lower triglyceride levels are better for you," says Michael...because once a meal is consumed, triglyceride levels rise. "Our study shows that even...
- Beyond cholesterol: what to do about high triglyceride levels.
- Magazine article from: Environmental Nutrition June 1, 2006 700+ words
...factors within your control to lower triglyceride levels and your risk of heart disease...Any weight loss will help lower triglyceride levels. * Alcohol--Avoid alcoholic...Activity--Exercise can lower triglyceride levels. Be active for at least 30 minutes...
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- Magazine article from: Focus on Healthy Aging June 1, 2009 700+ words
...the percentage of adults with high triglyceride levels has doubled, with an alarming threefold...bigger all those contribute to higher triglyceride levels," says Donald Smith, MD, MPH...affect other types of lipid. "When triglyceride levels go up, you usually get drops in...
- Fish oil can improve triglyceride levels.(Infectious Diseases)
- Magazine article from: Internal Medicine News April 1, 2005 700+ words
...had a median 26% reduction in triglyceride levels from baseline. In contrast, the median triglyceride levels of patients given a placebo increased...opportunistic infections. "Triglyceride levels normalized in 22% of the [fish...
- Nonfasting triglyceride levels tied to stroke risk.(Clinical Rounds)
- Magazine article from: Family Practice News Moon, Mary Ann December 1, 2008 700+ words
Nonfasting triglyceride levels show a linear correlation...do not recognize elevated triglyceride levels as a risk factor for stroke...55 who had low nonfasting triglyceride levels (less than 89 mg/dL) to...
