Good news and bad on cholesterol levels: US study

Kudos, fatsos.

"Levels of 'bad' LDL cholesterol among adult Americans have fallen somewhat since 1980. However, harmful triglyceride levels have nearly quintupled over the same time period, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's annual meeting.

Research presenter Dr. Jerome D. Cohen of St. Louis University, Missouri, told Reuters Health that the falling LDL cholesterol levels may reflect Americans' greater awareness of the dangers of a high-fat diet, but the 'skyrocketing triglyceride levels' reflect the increasing prevalence of obesity, which Cohen described as a 'a true epidemic.'...

The problem is that more than one third of Americans are obese and two thirds are overweight. To lower triglycerides, it's weight loss, weight loss, weight loss,' Cohen emphasized. 'We need to eat less, eat better and exercise more.'

'We are going to be paying a price for this by an increase in deaths from heart disease,' Cohen said. While statins have contributed greatly to controlling high levels of harmful LDL cholesterol, 'we are reaching a saturation point of pill popping.' The costs of healthcare are going to increase, as well, he noted."

Right.

So, nutririonally fit people (i.e., not fatsos), better take a stand now against the fat majority who will make the rest of us pay for their caloric irresponsibility.