Comments (53) | Post a CommentJust One Fatty Meal Can Hurt Your Heart
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 5:05 pm PDTFor years, people have been advised to avoid saturated fats because they raise blood levels of harmful low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, which promotes the development of atherosclerotic plaques. It's…Read More
Can CT Replace Coronary Angiography?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Aug 15, 2006, 6:24 pm PDTNowhere has the pace of technological change been faster than in the field of imaging. "Fast" CT (computed tomography) made it possible to take images of the heart fast enough to detect calcium in the coronary…Read More
A Marketing and Ethical Dilemma
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Aug 11, 2006, 10:11 am PDTBecause of its dramatic ability to raise helpful HDL cholesterol, a new experimental drug called torcetrapib could become a popular drug for the prevention of cardiovascular events and earn huge profits for…Read More
Risk Factors Dictate Suggested Cholesterol Levels
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Aug 04, 2006, 9:27 am PDTDecisions on when to lower blood cholesterol should be based on the guidelines from the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP). I have regularly used these guidelines and agree with most of…Read More
It's not Your Weight, It's Your Waist
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Jul 18, 2006, 2:13 pm PDTLDL cholesterol deposited on artery walls forms atherosclerotic plaques. This is why high levels of LDL cholesterol are a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The amount of LDL cholesterol is not…Read More
Low-fat Diets, Weight, and the Postmenopausal Woman
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Jul 14, 2006, 3:11 pm PDTAdvocates of low-carbohydrate diets have argued that the widespread recommendations to follow low-fat diets are in part responsible for the epidemic of obesity in the U.S.A recent reduced-fat diet study among…Read More
Are Fat-free Margarines for You?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Sun, Jul 09, 2006, 9:44 am PDTMy wife recently brought home a horrible-tasting tub of margarine. Looking at the label on the tub, I noted the margarine was described as “fat-free.” Like butter, margarines are essentially 100 percent…Read More
Keeping Your Children Lean, Part 2
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Jun 30, 2006, 10:31 am PDTChildhood obesity is a frightening epidemic associated with risk factors for the later development of coronary artery disease, including high blood glucose (and even type 2 diabetes) and triglycerides,…Read More
Start Lowering LDL Cholesterol at Earlier Age
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Jun 23, 2006, 9:42 am PDTPeople with an uncommon genetic variant that speeds the removal of low-density lipoprotein (LDL cholesterol) from the blood have significantly lower LDL cholesterol levels throughout their lives. Recently…Read More
Green Tea Lacks Claimed Heart Benefits
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, May 23, 2006, 6:12 pm PDTI like tea and drink a lot of it. All the newspaper articles describing the protective effects of green tea against heart disease, cancer, and diabetes have made me wonder at times whether I should switch from…Read More
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