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  2. Why High Cholesterol Isn't Always Bad, According to Cardiologists

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    Diet does play some role, of course, but persistently elevated high cholesterol is between 70% and 80% genetics and between 20% and 30% diet and lifestyle, says Dr. Arash Bereliani, MD, a ...

  3. Hyperlipidemia - Wikipedia

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    Hyperlipidemia is abnormally high levels of any or all lipids (e.g. fats, triglycerides, cholesterol, phospholipids) or lipoproteins in the blood. [2] The term hyperlipidemia refers to the laboratory finding itself and is also used as an umbrella term covering any of various acquired or genetic disorders that result in that finding. [3]

  4. Pathophysiology of hypertension - Wikipedia

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    A diagram explaining factors affecting arterial pressure. Pathophysiology is a study which explains the function of the body as it relates to diseases and conditions. The pathophysiology of hypertension is an area which attempts to explain mechanistically the causes of hypertension, which is a chronic disease characterized by elevation of blood pressure.

  5. Hypercholesterolemia - Wikipedia

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    Hypercholesterolemia, also called high cholesterol, is the presence of high levels of cholesterol in the blood. [1] It is a form of hyperlipidemia (high levels of lipids in the blood), hyperlipoproteinemia (high levels of lipoproteins in the blood), and dyslipidemia (any abnormalities of lipid and lipoprotein levels in the blood). [1]

  6. What It Means if You Have Borderline High Cholesterol—And ...

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    High cholesterol is defined as having a total cholesterol number of 240 mg/dL or above. Someone has borderline cholesterol, meanwhile, when their total cholesterol is in the 200 to 239 range .

  7. 16 heart-healthy foods to lower cholesterol and blood pressure

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    A 2021 study linking strawberries to heart health found eating 2.5 servings of strawberries per day for four weeks improved LDL cholesterol levels in adults with obesity and high cholesterol.

  8. Blood lipids - Wikipedia

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    [2] The average amount of blood cholesterol varies with age, typically rising gradually until one is about 60 years old. There appear to be seasonal variations in cholesterol levels in humans, more, on average, in winter. [3] These seasonal variations seem to be inversely linked to vitamin C intake. [4] [5]

  9. Cholesterol signaling - Wikipedia

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    The cholesterol controls the clustering of amyloid precursor protein with gamma secretase in GM1 lipid domains. [15] High cholesterol induces APP hydrolysis and the eventual accumulation of amyloid plaques tau phosphorylation. The ApoE isotype4 is the greatest risk factor for sporadic Alzheimer's and this allele was shown to increase ...