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cholesterol

Every Healthy Aging Secrets article tagged cholesterol — 2 pieces across 1 section.

Heart & Metabolic

Statins after 75: the evidence is thinner than the prescribing suggests

For secondary prevention the case remains good at any age. For primary prevention in the over-75s, the trials that would answer the question have mostly not been done.

Dr. Helen Marsh·Feb 24, 2026·4 min read

Heart & Metabolic

Reading a cholesterol result: LDL, HDL, triglycerides and the number nobody mentions

Total cholesterol is close to useless on its own, HDL is not simply the good one, and there is a measurement that outperforms all of them which most laboratories still do not report by default.

Dr. Helen Marsh·Jun 13, 2025·4 min read

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