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Cardiovascular Disease
Women unaware of differences in bad and good cholesterol, survey shows
August 18th, 2005
Women don't know the difference between bad cholesterol and good cholesterol, according to a Harris Interactive survey of 2,700 women, nearly a quarter of whom have cardiovascular disease, have suffered a heart attack or stroke, or have diabetes. Eighty-one percent of respondents could not name their HDL (good) cholesterol or LDL (bad) cholesterol numbers; 84% could not name their triglyceride levels. However, nearly all respondents agreed it is important to know one's cholesterol numbers, and most claimed to be knowledgeable about cholesterol in general. More than half of the women surveyed (59%) did not know that HDL is the good cholesterol and...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-08-18)
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