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Fine-Tuning Heart Health

Learn more about HDL cholesterol, blood lipids and heart health.

Articles of interest:

• Treating Other Lipid Problems, from the Special Health Report from Harvard Medical School "What to do about High Cholesterol"
• Ask the Doctor: Should low HDL get more attention?, from the Harvard Health Letter, January 2005
• Possible plaque buster offers new hope, from the Harvard Heart Letter, March 2004
• By the way, doctor: Should I take something to increase my HDL?, from the Harvard Health Letter, January 2005
• Understanding Cholesterol: The Good, the Bad, and the Necessary, excerpted from The Harvard Medical School Guide to Lowering Your Cholesterol

Also of interest:

The Harvard Medical School Guide To Lowering Your Cholesterol High cholesterol affects approximately 50 million Americans and is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease — which half of all men and a third of all women will get at some time in their lives. Read more »