Comments (54) | Post a CommentIt'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
Keeping Your Children Lean, Part 1
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Jun 27, 2006, 2:31 pm PDTObesity in teenagers is a risk factor for a number of conditions, including type 2 diabetes, high triglycerides, low HDL cholesterol, and hypertension, which places them at risk of developing heart disease as…Read More
Weight Loss Supplements Can Raise Blood Pressure
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, Dec 01, 2005, 2:35 pm PSTThere seems to be no end to the dangers of dietary supplements. Ephedra-containing dietary supplements, which can raise blood pressure and heart rate, were banned by the FDA in 2004 because they were associated…Read More
Fatness vs. Fitness
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Wed, Nov 09, 2005, 11:06 am PSTBeing thin and being fit both protect against cardiovascular disease. Being either fat or unfit increase your risk of a heart attack, but which carries the greater risk? In a medical sense, fitness is usually…Read More
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