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Is clam chowder high in cholesterol

A 50-year-old member asked:
Dr. Albert Pizzo
Family Medicine 62 years experience
High cholesterol: High cholesterol usually refers to the amount of cholesterol found in a persons blood, and can be measured by laboratory tests. When cholesterol meas... Read More
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Dr. William Cromwell
Clinical Lipidology 36 years experience
Elevated Lipoprotein: Blood lipids (cholesterol and triglyceride) are carried in the blood inside lipoprotein particles. High cholesterol occurs when cholesterol carried in... Read More
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Dr. Heidi Fowler
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Consult with doctor: Consult with your physician. Do you need meds? Exercise. Try nutritional approaches. Consider eating oatmeal, bran, apples, oranges, pears, bananas, g... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. William Harris
Family Medicine 35 years experience
Diet, exercise, meds: Avoid greasy, fatty, buttery, fried foods. No mayo. Exercise regularly & find a reason to sweat daily. Limit salt and sugar in the diet. Control blood... Read More
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A 62-year-old female asked:
Dr. Herbert Aronow
Cardiovascular medicine 29 years experience
Lowering cholesterol: High levels of total and LDL cholesterol can be lowered with lifestyle change such as exercise and diet as well as with cholesterol-lowering drugs.
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Dr. Milton Alvis, jr
Preventive Medicine 43 years experience
YesLDLNotCholesterol: Cholesterol is a fat molecule manufactured by every animal cell, a building block of each cell membrane (enables membrane fluidity/movement without te... Read More
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Dr. Charles Glueck
Clinical Lipidology 59 years experience
Yes often: with diet, statins, and or pcsk9 inhibitors, most patients with high cholesterol can be normalized.
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A 50-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singh
Pathology 51 years experience
Depends: More information is needed about total cholesterol, HDL and triglycerides. There are drugs that can reduce cholesterol levels. You can also try life s... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Louis Grenzer
Cardiology 57 years experience
Yes: Although what you eat affects your cholesterol, the tendency to a high cholesterol is inherited. Certain types result in extremely high cholesterol le... Read More
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A 38-year-old male asked:
Dr. Elden Rand
Cardiology 23 years experience
Depends: If not known, would find out exactly which portion of your cholesterol is elevated and to what degree. Some can be treated with dietary modifications ... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Scott Bolhack
Wound care 37 years experience
High cholesterol: Having high cholesterol results in the formation of plaque on the artery walls. It is natural to have damage to the arteries of the body and there is ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kenneth Cheng
Family Medicine 33 years experience
None, initially: High cholesterol has no symptoms. However, high cholesterol over a long period of time can lead to heart disease, stroke and other problems. You cer... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Pouya Shafipour
Family Medicine 25 years experience
Usually none: High cholesterol usually does not have much symptoms but chronically high levels can lead to heart vessel plaque build up and cause heart attack or st... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Lab test: This is established through a blood test.
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