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Elizabeth Ricanati, M.D. iVillage Healthy Living Expert

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What Foods Should I Avoid to Lower My High Cholesterol?

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High cholesterol levels can clog your arteries and put you at risk for heart disease and metabolic syndrome, a precursor to diabetes and cardiovascula...

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Elizabeth Ricanati, M.D. iVillage Healthy Living Expert

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I exercise for a half hour most days, eat well and am not overweight. But my doctor said I have elevated LDL (bad) cholesterol. How can that be, and what can I do to lower it?

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First off, it’s important to consider more than low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels when assessing your cholesterol health. Total cholesterol m...

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Ellen Rome, M.D. iVillage Adolescent Health Expert

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What are the best ways to help lower a kid's "bad" cholesterol level?

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Thankfully, there are a number of things you can do to reduce your child’s low-density lipoprotein (LDL) level, also known as bad cholesterol.&b...

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Ellen Rome, M.D. iVillage Adolescent Health Expert

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Should my child be tested for high cholesterol? And if so, when?

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Children with a strong family history of high cholesterol or early cardiac disease (mother or father diagnosed before age 40) should have their choles...

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