Science news articles about 'blood lipid levels'

Despite some improvements to lower "bad" cholesterol levels, people with cardiovascular diseases still need ... a better job controlling overall blood lipid levels, according to a UC Irvine Heart Disease ...

... variants in other genes to significantly influence blood lipid levels. The report to appear in the journal Nature ... first conducted a meta-analysis of seven genome-wide association studies of blood lipid ...

... lipid metabolism disorders and it is becoming apparent that common changes that have modest effects can combine with other risk-associated gene variants to significantly influence blood lipid levels.

... JAMA study also shows that a well balanced diet will improve not only blood glucose tolerance but also blood lipid levels, which are of great importance in decreasing cardiovascular complications. If ...

... with increased release of fatty acids from fat stores, which causes blood lipid levels to rise. That "dyslipidemia" may be associated with other complications including cardiovascular disease. What' ...

... factors for metabolic syndrome, such as obesity, high blood pressure, and elevated blood lipid levels, can increase a person's healthcare costs nearly 1.6-fold, or about $2,000 per ...

... study credits statins for lower levels since 1999, but notes that too many people are going ... American adults, a study has found, probably because of the influence of statin drugs on blood lipid levels ...