Heart Disease
Researchers from Canada, the United States and Germany report details of new studies and findings in the area of heart disease
Published in Women's Health Weekly, August 24th, 2006
Study 1: Heart disease and diabetes risk may be increased in women with hyperapobetalipoproteinemia.
According to a recent article published in the journal Diabetologia, "Inflammation is implicated in the development of type 2 diabetes and CHD, but the trigger of inflammation is unclear. Although in vitro and animal studies support a role of elevated levels of atherosclerotic lipoproteins in the activation of inflammation, plasma cholesterol cannot predict inflammatory markers in humans. Moreover, the association between inflammatory markers and...
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