Reducing the risk of a heart attack

ADVANCES in the knowledge of medicine have helped us understand how we can better reduce the likelihood of stroke and heart attack. Diabetes has become a scourge in many affluent countries especially in increasing affluent Asian societies.

While many people have the preconceived thinking that only fat people get diabetes, this cannot be further from the truth. While doctors have concentrated on telling patients to focus on lowering low-density lipoprotein (LDL or "bad") cholesterol, less is said about high triglycerides level and whether this affects health or requires treatment.

Have you ever wondered why two persons with the same age, same weight and same levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL or "bad") cholesterol may have completely different outcomes with respect to getting heart disease? In this article, I will share with you more recent discoveries that will help you understand newer concepts of disease prevention and allow you to make the right decisions in the light of latest data.