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Special Report - Special Report - October 25, 2012
Cholesterol levels in U.S. adults said trending down
Lipid-lowering medicine, drop in trans-fatty acids eyed as beneficial factors

Newswise

An analysis of nationally-representative data indicates that between 1988 and 2010 there has been a trend of declining average levels of total cholesterol, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol for U.S. adults overall.

The study findings were outlined this month in an article published in JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association.

Epidemiologic studies have demonstrated that high concentrations of low-density lip...


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