Americans’ Cholesterol Numbers Improve
Levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol drop by one-third in the US population. In that high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol raise the risks of cardiovascular disease, heart attacks, and strokes, Elena V. Kuklina, from the US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC; Georgia, USA), and colleagues investigated trends in LDL levels from …