Cholesterol and triglycerides
A review by your Guide of bad cholesterol, good cholesterol, and the Rodney Dangerfield of lipids (triglycerides)

Lipid lowering vs. angioplasty
Commentary by your Guide on controversial new study suggesting that aggressive lipid lowering with statins may be as good as angioplasty.

Raising your HDL levels
An article describing what you can do to increase your levels of HDL cholesterol - the "good" cholesterol

Trans fatty acids and the heart
What are trans fatty acids, and why are we hearing so much about them?

Non-prescription cholesterol lowering
A review of how to reduce your cholesterol without using prescription drugs.

Latest guidelines on treating cholesterol
The May, 2001 guidelines from the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of Cholesterol in Adults. The first major revision to the guidelines in 8 years.

Fish oil and the heart
Three new studies demonstrate impressive benefits with omega-3 fatty acids

Sorting through the statins
While statins are all similar to one another, they are not identical.

Using statins: forget choletsterol, treat the risk
Evidence suggests that statins can reduce risk, even when cholesterol levels are not high.

Metabolic Syndrome X
This syndrome is common, deadly, treatable - and all too often missed by doctors.

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