MEG TIRRELL, NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT CORRESPONDENT: About one in three American
adults has high cholesterol.
Approximately one third of American
adults have high cholesterol, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Not exact matches
Research suggests that breast - fed babies may be less likely to
have high cholesterol levels as
adults.
Sure, I might
have to pay for it later with tight pants,
high cholesterol, and feelings of self - loathing, but being able to eat whatever the hell I want, when I want, is just one of the many freedoms I enjoy as an
adult.
While as an
adult you may
have worked hard to avoid foods that are
high in
cholesterol, it is the opposite when it comes to a growing baby.
The paper abounds with sweeping statements that condemn dietary
cholesterol, such as, «Children who
have high cholesterol levels... are likely to maintain
high levels as
adults.
These kids are at risk for health problems, including a greater chance of
having high blood pressure,
high cholesterol and Type 2 diabetes, and are more likely to become obese as
adults.
The study included 3,731 obese
adults and overweight
adults who
had at least one other risk factor for heart disease, such as prediabetes,
high blood pressure or
high cholesterol.
Hawaii school - children rated by their teachers in the 1960's as less conscientious
had worse global health status as
adults and
had significantly greater obesity,
high cholesterol, and increased risk for cardiovascular disease.
«Depression is common in older
adults and more frequent in people with memory problems, vascular risk factors such as
high blood pressure or
high cholesterol, or people who
have had a stroke,» Cherian explained in an AAN news release.
Getty ImagesAbout one in two American
adults has borderline or
high cholesterol levels, which increase ones risk of heart attack and cardiovascular disease.
A study of nearly 9,000
adults, published in the May 25, 2012 issue of Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases, found that people who ate slowly weighed less — and also
had lower blood pressure, healthier blood sugar levels, and
higher good HDL
cholesterol.
Better than 50
adults have to take a
cholesterol - lowering drug for 1 patient to avoid a mortal heart attack, and that figure only applies to
high - risk patients.
Yes I agree it is interesting that milk contains saturated fat, I don't think that is an excuse for us as
adults to think saturated fat is healthy because of this.It
has been well established that a diet
high in saturated fat raises serum
cholesterol.
«Depression is common in older
adults and more frequent in people with memory problems, vascular risk factors such as
high blood pressure or
high cholesterol, or people who
have had a stroke,» said study author Dr Laurel Cherian, of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and a member of the American Academy of Neurology.
Two - thirds of American
adults are overweight or obese, one - third of
adults have high LDL
cholesterol and one - third
have high blood pressure.
Past research
has also shown that diets containing pistachios reduce systolic blood pressure and vascular responses to stress in
adults with
high cholesterol.8 They're also useful for maintaining a healthy weight (as are most nuts).
Or overweight
adults with BMI 27 or
higher if they
have one or more weight - related condition such as
high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, or
high cholesterol.
Fifty million Americans are hypertensive; 11 million
have type 2 diabetes, and 37 million
adults maintain
high - risk total
cholesterol concentrations (> 240 mg / dL)(15).
According to the CDC, about 33 % which equates to 71 million of
adults in the United States
have high levels of bad
cholesterol.