Have you had your cholesterol checked recently? Now is the time. Cholesterol is the biggest single risk factor for heart disease, and cholesterol testing is a good way to highlight that risk.
This week in the United Kingdom has been designated National Cholesterol Week (13 – 19 September), and national charity HEART UK has organised activities and events to promote the importance of knowing your risk for cardiovascular disease.
via The Ismaili: Reduce your blood cholesterol during National Cholesterol Week.
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Some ethnic groups are affected more than others by high cholesterol. Although people from certain ethnic minority groups tend to have lower total cholesterol than average, some groups – particularly Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani and Caribbean men – have low levels of good (HDL) cholesterol and slightly raised blood triglycerides. Researchers are not sure why this is, but it may be due to differences either in genes or in people’s diets.
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