India to meet WHO trans fat limit a year in advance
While trans fat is naturally present in red meat and dairy products, the focus is on restricting the industrially produced trans fat used solely to prolong the shelf life of…
Category: HDL cholesterol
CCMB develops paper-based device to determine lipid profile
CCMB researchers have fabricated a paper-based microfluidic device for rapid determination of lipid profile. Cholesterol and triglycerides can be detected in less than eight minutes and only 10 microlitre of…
Will high HDL level lower the risk of heart attack?
Published in The Hindu on May 17, 2012 According to observational studies, increasing the level of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) or good cholesterol reduces the risk of heart attack. But is…
Editorial: The threat of lifestyle diseases
Published in The Hindu on October 16, 2010 No longer can it be said that non-communicable diseases like diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and risk factors like hypertension, high cholesterol, and…
Cholesterol: low HDL level not a risk?
Published in The Hindu on July 22, 2010 The more the high density lipoprotein (or HDL) cholesterol, or good cholesterol as it is generally called, the less the chances of…
