Rethinking the Cholesterol-Heart Disease Link: It’s More Complex Than We Thought

– For many years it was believed that there was a more or less direct line between cholesterol and heart disease, but studies show that this relationship may be more complex, – explains the doctor Almazov. – Many people who have had heart attacks do not have high cholesterol, atherosclerosis progresses, including due to factors such as age, poor diet, high blood pressure, smoking, the presence of diseases and conditions: diabetes, insulin resistance, inflammation , arthritis, lupus, psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease and so on.

2023-07-10 04:30:05

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