The problem starts with how doctors typically test for heart disease. Traditional lipid panels focus on cholesterol—a waxy substance that can build up in arteries—and triglycerides, a type of fat that ...

New Rochelle, NY, April 5, 2012—In most people, high blood levels of the fat known as triglycerides are an early warning sign of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome, but in people of African ...

The body requires proper management of blood cholesterol and fats, because they serve essential health functions. The three essential blood components which people need to understand are HDL ...