81. One reason so the women had high cholesterol is that many never bothered to be tested until they signed up for the estrogen study, said Bittner. 82. Only a few small studies previously linked high cholesterol early in life to heart disease later on. 83. One group will have the same patients, with conditions that may be different, but who are linked by some medical factor, say high cholesterol. 84. Only two years ago he suggested that such an action would be like filing a complaint against the dairy industry to get money for treating people with high cholesterol. 85. People with diabetes usually have high cholesterol and high blood pressure as well, and tend to be obese and inactive. 86. Pharmaceutical companies have run similar efforts for other ailments, including high cholesterol, migraines and depression. 87. Other researchers are working on a potato that may help treat high cholesterol and prostate cancer. 88. Recent studies have linked high blood levels of an amino acid called homocysteine with an increased risk of developing coronary disease as serious as that associated with high cholesterol. 89. Research shows women tend to be more sedentary than men, which is as dangerous as high cholesterol, high blood pressure or cigarette smoking. 90. Researchers have found evidence that blockages from factors that include smoking, high blood pressure and high cholesterol may be factors in back pain and lumbar degenerative disease. |