Dr Heiner Berthold and colleagues tested commercial garlic oil preparations and found no evidence of lowered cholesterol levels.
Adding Zetia to Zocor, he said, might lower cholesterol levels without reducing heart attacks and strokes.
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Bad cholesterol levels were reduced by 50 percent and hs-CRP levels dropped 37 percent.
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They showed how high cholesterol levels could affect the immune system and lead to macular degeneration.
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Mice from all three groups lost weight when they exercised, and their cholesterol levels lowered.
Patients in the exercise group reported lower cholesterol levels and less back pain than those in the control group.
The five test men and 13 postmenopausal women, who were an average of 60 years old, all had high serum cholesterol levels.
Niacin, a B vitamin, has been used for forty years to help millions of patients control their cholesterol levels.
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Even former President Bill Clinton was said to have stopped taking his cholesterol medicine once his cholesterol levels got low.
Grapeseed, canola and olive oils all "have high concentrations of unsaturated fat that help promote beneficial cholesterol levels, " she says.
The study subjects also saw their cholesterol levels - another key heart risk indicator - more than halved on average.
People were also eating far too much saturated fat, which can lead to high cholesterol levels, and consequently heart disease.
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or bad cholesterol levels should be below 100, and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) should measure 35 or above.
About 20 million people in the United States have type 2 diabetes, and they often have high cholesterol levels as well.
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This study is another reminder that the effect of a drug on cholesterol levels may not predict what happens to patients.
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Research shows that people who walk daily have a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes and lower LDL (bad) cholesterol levels.
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Scientists found that compared with both their normal diet and a low fat diet those who ate the walnuts had much lower cholesterol levels.
The CHMP noted that Kynamro was effective at reducing LDL cholesterol levels in patients with homozygous and severe heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia.
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In addition, a drug currently used to treat high cholesterol levels could be able to deal with the toxin which causes ciguatera.
In addition to smoking, AMD is postulated to share other risk factors with cardiovascular disease, such as elevated cholesterol levels and hypertension.
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Their cholesterol levels can soar to six times the normal level and cause heart attacks in patients who are in their 20s.
But many come with new side effects, including weight gain and the potential for increased cholesterol levels and potentially increased cardiovascular risk.
High cholesterol levels increase risk of heart attack and other vascular diseases.
And he said lowering cholesterol levels could also help healthy people not to develop periodontal disease, which could then lead to diabetes.
The Framingham study hadn't uncovered a link between strokes and cholesterol levels.
By using olive oil, you can decrease your total-cholesterol levels while maintaining your HDL levels, thus decreasing your risk for heart disease.
Academic researchers studying families with gene defects that caused bad cholesterol levels to soar had uncovered key biology responsible for cholesterol production.
There is no evidence that really low LDL cholesterol levels are harmful.
Patients on this vegetarian diet for four weeks reduced their bad cholesterol levels just as much as a control group on Merck's Mevacor.
The ENHANCE study was conducted in 720 patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, a genetic disease that can boost untreated cholesterol levels above 300.
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