Heart Attack And Glycated LDL

Glycated LDL is a form of low-density lipoprotein with a sugar molecule attached. This blood component is known as "the bad cholesterol" and last researches show that whether diabetic people or not are at increased risk of a heart attack with highest levels of glycated LDL. It is a fact that Glycated LDL is higher in diabetic people than nondiabetics. However, a recently study has proven that glycated levels increase risks of heart attacks in both diabetic people and persons without diabetes. Online edition of "Nutrition, metabolism and cardiovascular diseases" published results of this study in December 2006; this one showed that people with the highest levels of LDL have twice the risk of having a heart attack and this is for diabetics and those who are not. Diabet View the rest of this article