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New AHA Guidelines Focus On Early Cholesterol Care, Risk Prevention
The new guidelines outline clear LDL goals and prioritise lifetime risk over just short-term predictions, encouraging doctors to screen and treat younger adults and even kids in some cases.
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Should You Get Tested For High Cholesterol In Your 20s And 30s? New Global Guidelines Say Yes
New American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines recommend earlier and more personalised cholesterol testing, starting in childhood and continuing through adulthood.
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High Screen Time Linked to Poor Heart Health In Young Adults: Study
The team found that those with six or more hours of daily screen time had, higher systolic blood pressure, "bad" LDL cholesterol, and lower "good" HDL cholesterol compared with people who spent fewer hours on screens.
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American Heart Association's New Cholesterol Guidelines Emphasise Earlier Screening, Lifetime Heart Risk Reduction
The update was jointly published in the journal Circulation and the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The recent guideline is retitled the 2026 Guideline on the Management of Dyslipidemia and incorporates evidence up to late 2024.
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Here's Why People With High Cholesterol Should Adopt A Low-Carb Diet
An international team of experts including five cardiologists, reviewed dietary guidelines for people with familial hypercholesterolemia, and said that there is no clear link how a low saturated fat diet could prove risky.
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New Cholesterol Management Guidelines Call For Personalized Risk Assessments
Heart disease is the leading killer of Americans. Nearly a third of all U.S. adults have high LDL levels, a major cause of fatty deposits in arteries that lead to heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular problems.
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Eating Fat Won't Make You Fat, Says UK's National Obesity Forum
Encouraging people to eat a low-fat diet is making Britain's weight problem worse not better, and having a disastrous impact on health.
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Prediabetes is a Wake-up Call to Get Healthy
Approximately 86 million Americans - or 1 in 3 American adults - have prediabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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United States May Lower Cholesterol's Level of Threat: Report
At a December meeting, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee discussed its decision to no longer deem cholesterol a "nutrient of concern."
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New AHA Guidelines Focus On Early Cholesterol Care, Risk Prevention
The new guidelines outline clear LDL goals and prioritise lifetime risk over just short-term predictions, encouraging doctors to screen and treat younger adults and even kids in some cases.
-
Should You Get Tested For High Cholesterol In Your 20s And 30s? New Global Guidelines Say Yes
New American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines recommend earlier and more personalised cholesterol testing, starting in childhood and continuing through adulthood.
-
High Screen Time Linked to Poor Heart Health In Young Adults: Study
The team found that those with six or more hours of daily screen time had, higher systolic blood pressure, "bad" LDL cholesterol, and lower "good" HDL cholesterol compared with people who spent fewer hours on screens.
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American Heart Association's New Cholesterol Guidelines Emphasise Earlier Screening, Lifetime Heart Risk Reduction
The update was jointly published in the journal Circulation and the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The recent guideline is retitled the 2026 Guideline on the Management of Dyslipidemia and incorporates evidence up to late 2024.
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Here's Why People With High Cholesterol Should Adopt A Low-Carb Diet
An international team of experts including five cardiologists, reviewed dietary guidelines for people with familial hypercholesterolemia, and said that there is no clear link how a low saturated fat diet could prove risky.
-
New Cholesterol Management Guidelines Call For Personalized Risk Assessments
Heart disease is the leading killer of Americans. Nearly a third of all U.S. adults have high LDL levels, a major cause of fatty deposits in arteries that lead to heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular problems.
-
Eating Fat Won't Make You Fat, Says UK's National Obesity Forum
Encouraging people to eat a low-fat diet is making Britain's weight problem worse not better, and having a disastrous impact on health.
-
Prediabetes is a Wake-up Call to Get Healthy
Approximately 86 million Americans - or 1 in 3 American adults - have prediabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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United States May Lower Cholesterol's Level of Threat: Report
At a December meeting, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee discussed its decision to no longer deem cholesterol a "nutrient of concern."
