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Article: CHOLESTEROL LEVELS FALL AMONG OLDER AMERICANS.(News)

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October 12, 2005
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Byline: Lindsey Tanner Associated Press

CHICAGO -- Americans are heavier now than 40 years ago but have lower cholesterol levels mainly because of the introduction of statin drugs in the late 1980s. Still, doctors responding to the new government findings say keeping the heart healthy requires more than just popping cholesterol-lowering pills.

The declining levels for adults aged 20 and older occurred from the 1960s to 2002, fueled mostly by cholesterol reductions in older adults and thanks mostly to medication including statins, the researchers said.

Statins -- which include such widely used medicines as Lipitor, Zocor and Pravachol -- can ...

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