New cholesterol findings are mixed
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By Nicole Boone
WBTW News13 Anchor
Published: November 19, 2008
Good and bad news on cholesterol from the American Heart Association.
Levels of so-called “bad” cholesterol among adult Americans have fallen since 1980, but harmful tri-glyceride levels have nearly quintupled over the same
period.
Tri-glyercides are markers in the blood often caused by obesity.
Researchers say lower cholesterol levels may reflect a greater awareness of the dangers of a high-fat diet, but the obesity problem has only gotten worse.
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