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Article: Cholesterol not always the `baddie' Heart disease is Northern Ireland's biggest killer and high cholesterol levels are a factor. Yet not all cholesterol is `bad'. Two doctors in Belfast are looking at ways of preventing heart disease by boosting the efficiency of `good' cholesterol through drugs and diet. A report by SANDRA CHAPMAN.(Features)
- Article from:
- The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
- Article date:
- June 6, 1998
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MANY people in the province could be suffering from high cholesterol levels and are probably not aware of it. It may mean they are at a greater risk of illnesses such as coronary artery disease which could result in a stroke and atherosclerosis - hardening of the arteries.
Cholesterol is a white, waxy substance found naturally throughout the body, including in the blood and it is essential for good health.
Technically cholesterol is not a fat but is sometimes called a blood fat or lipid. It is needed by the body to make hormones, including sex and adrenal ...