New blood test reveals risk for metabolic syndrome

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 - 16:14 in Health & Medicine

University of Minnesota researchers have discovered that people with high oxidation levels of the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) particle that carries cholesterol throughout the blood are much more likely to develop metabolic syndrome - which can lead to a considerably increased risk of developing heart disease.

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