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EP138: Exercise and diet for cholesterol management, interview with Dr Karam Kostner
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Can a heartbeat or two really cause this much trouble?

Atrial fibrillation kills three times as many people as car accidents each year in the Western World. The cost per person is greater than that for cardiovascular disease and osteoarthritis, and it is twice that of obesity.

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What Is Cholesterol? Part 1 - Dr. Warrick Bishop

Cholesterol is a frequently discussed topic. So, is cholesterol 'good or bad', and should we be 'treated for it?' But what is it? Cholesterol is a 'steroid alcohol' and is found in most body tissues. Cholesterol and its derivatives..

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What Is Cholesterol? Part 2 - Dr. Warrick Bishop

The production of cholesterol within the body is predominantly within the liver. That process has a number of steps and one of the steps that produces cholesterol involves an enzyme called HMG-CoA reductase. It is this enzyme that the statins..

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