From: Mark Savant, MD	Category: Cholesterol
City: San Francisco	Language: English

Watch this health and wellness tip from Dr. Savant about cholesterol to learn what it is and why it is important. Visit http://savantmd.com for more health tips and videos. Follow us on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/savantmd .

From: Steven Nissen, MD	Category: Cholesterol
City: Cleveland	Language: English

A new study, JUPITER, showed that people with normal cholesterol, and a high CRP level benefit from treatment with a statin. CRP is a measure of inflammation that has been linked to heart disease.

From: Spencer B King, MD, MACC	Category: Cholesterol
City: Atlanta	Language: English

LDL, or low density lipoprotein, is commonly referred to as the "bad cholesterol" because if it is too high it causes heart disease. The goal level for LDL depends on your number of risk factors for heart disease, or if you alreay have coronary disease. Drs. Spencer King, and Nanette Wenger discuss the treatment of LDL.

From: Karon LoCicero, MD	Category: Cholesterol
City: Tampa	Language: English

Dietary intake can affect your cholesterol. The LDL, low density lipoprotein is the bad cholesterol. This can be lowered with a low fat, low cholesterol diet, avoiding saturated fat in your diet, and sometimes with medicines, such as the statins. THe ratio of good cholesterol to good cholesterol can be a good guide to your risk of developing atherosclerosis.

From: Robert Kelly, MD	Category: Cholesterol
City:  -	Language: English

Cholesterol is broken down into a few different numbers when you see your blood test. The LDL is the bad cholesterol. The HDL is the good cholesterol, and the Triglycerides is the fat in the blood. This animated video reviews the goals for these types of cholesterol.

From: Steven R Bergmann, MD, PhD	Category: Cholesterol
City: New York	Language: English

Treatment of high cholesterol is important to help lower your risk of heart attack and stroke. The first line of treatment is diet and exercise. A low fat, low cholesterol diet will lower your LDL or bad cholesterol. Exercise can help to raise your HDL, the good cholesterol. If blood cholesterol is still elevated, physicians will commonly use medication to lower cholesterol. The most common medication used are the statins, which lower production of cholesterol from the liver.

From: Evan Schwarzwald, D.O., F.A.C.C.	Category: Cholesterol
City: Great Neck	Language: English

Effects of High Cholesterol.

From: Stephen Kopecky, MD	Category: Cholesterol
City: Rochester	Language: English

Having high cholesterol, and more importantly having a high bad cholesterol or LDL puts you at increased risk of coronary artery disease and having a heart attack. The mainstay of medical therapy has been "statins" such as Lipitor, Crestor, and Zocor. Some people do not tolerate these medications due to side effects such as muscle ache. Dr. Stephen Kopecky, a cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic, discusses ways to lower cholesterol without a statin.