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Smokers who kick the habit may experience improvements in their levels of "good" HDL cholesterol within one year, a study of nearly 1,000 people suggests.
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ATLANTA - QUITTING smoking can turn back time. A year after kicking the habit, smokers' arteries showed signs of reversing a problem that can set the stage for heart disease, according to the first big study to test this. The improvement came even though smokers gained an average of 4kg after they quit, researchers found. Their levels of so-called good cholesterol improved, too.
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ATLANTA - Quitting smoking can turn back time. A year after kicking the habit, smokers' arteries showed signs of reversing a problem that can set the stage for heart disease, according to the first big study to test this.
Tags: Arteries, Cholesterol, Gain Weight, Heart Disease, Kicking The Habit, Minneapolis St Paul, Paul Star Tribune, Quitting Smoking, Signs, Smokers, Star Tribune
President Barack Obama hasn't kicked the smoking habit, takes anti-inflammatory medication to relieve chronic tendinitis in his left knee and should eat better to lower his cholesterol, his team of doctors concluded Sunday after the 48-year-old's first medical checkup as commander in chief.
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President Barack Obama hasn't kicked the smoking habit, takes anti-inflammatory medication to relieve chronic tendinitis in his left knee and should eat better to lower his cholesterol, his team of doctors concluded Sunday after the 48-year-old's first medical checkup as commander in chief.
Tags: Anti Inflammatory Medication, Barack Obama, Cholesterol, Denver Post, Doctors, Hasn, Left Knee, Medical Checkup, Medication, Smoking Habit, Tendinitis, Trying To Quit Smoking
The president undergoes his first physical exam since entering office. He's declared 'fit for duty,' but there is some concern about his elevated cholesterol levels. President Obama is fit as a fiddle, but he should lower his cholesterol and kick his smoking habit.
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The president undergoes his first physical exam since entering office. He's declared 'fit for duty,' but there is some concern about his elevated cholesterol levels. President Obama is fit as a fiddle, but he should lower his cholesterol and kick his smoking habit.
Tags: Cholesterol, Cholesterol Levels, Fiddle, Fit, Health, Los Angeles Times, Obama, Physical Exam, Quit Smoking, Smoking Habit
Doctors recommend that the president continue his “smoking cessation efforts” and that he change his diet to bring down a cholesterol level that is borderline high.
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HEALTHY HEART: LIFESTYLEGlasgow Daily Times, KY - 14 hours agoIndividuals who quit smoking saw improvements in risk factors for heart disease, including lower total cholesterol and LDL (“bad”) cholesterol levels, ... |
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