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Supports healthy cholesterol levels. in fact, diet is a major source of cholesterol. but its not the only source. your liver produces about 1,000 milligrams of cholesterol each day. cholesterol binds proteins to travel through the bloodstream creating high density protein or hdl, thats the good stuff. and low density protein, ldl, the lousy stuff. hdl is the cleanup crew. they pick up the blood vessels and take them back to the liver to be processed. but sometimes theres too much ldl. >> you eat...

Takes is really critical. as opposed to just looking at a piece of paper with your lab work. >> jamie, it goes a little beyond just the history of physical. i think theres going to be a whole change and shift in the way were going to be thinking and treating cholesterol in this country. what they are really saying is that so far there has been a campaign about numbers. we wanted cholesterol to be lower than 200, ldl to be less than 100 and hdl over 60. this is what the dr. siegel has been doing ...

I believe those studies. >> from the statins? >> yes, minor risk, but jamie, the risk of having a problem from diabetes causing heart disease without the statin is much, much greater. so diabetics should get statin drugs. >> absolutely. i agree. let me say one other thing. this partly comes from cardiologists using medication that lowers ldl but doesnt reduce the risk of stroke and heart disease. the big thinking is is it really the cholesterol or a component of inflammation, and some problem in...

Supports healthy cholesterol levels. in fact, diet is a major source of cholesterol. but its not the only source. your liver produces about 1,000 milligrams of cholesterol each day. cholesterol binds the proteins to travel through the blood stream, creating hdl. thats the good stuff. and low density protein, known as the lousy stuff. think of hdl as the cleanup crew, picking up the ldl in the blood vessels and taking them back to the liver to be processed. but sometimes theres too much ldl. >> w...

Faster, leaner, eat healthier. now they can think, theres a much easier way? just pop a few pills? >> youre absolutely right. and i think sanjay is on the mark on this. before i get into the statins. on the philippines, scripps health is in it. and our chief officer is really into the medical response team, our health system is ready and willing to go to the philippines. now lets get into the statins. the big change, besides what sanjays already mentioned is that we have these target numbers. so...

Risk as a person. so were looking at what you do, what kind of exercise you do. what your blood pressure is and what your age is. and were predicting your risks. so we know if you have diabetes, whether type one or type two, youre at a greater risk for heart attack and stroke. so well target you. importantly is that, it is independent, sometimes even of your age. if your cholesterol is so high, new guideline and over 20 and cholesterol is high, over 190, well target you. it is new well target so...

>> youre top cardiologist, it does seem to be sending a completely wrong signal, doesnt it? trying to make americans fitter faster, leaner, eat healthier. now they can think, theres a much easier way? just pop a few pills? >> youre absolutely right. and i think sanjay is on the mark on this. before i get into the statins. on the philippines, scripps health is in it. and our chief officer is really into the medical response team, our health system is ready and willing to go to the philippines. no...

Gupta. sanjay, sorry about the technical difficulties. >> it happens. >> what makes these new guidelines so monumental? >> well, as you mentioned, this is a huge shift, sort of in the way we think about cholesterol and probably heart disease overall. obviously a continued focus on trying to prevent these problems in the first place, but also this idea that look, we have a better idea of how heart disease develops and should more people be on statin medications. its interesting, a lot of people k...

Them. its a move they say would save thousands of lives. >> we think its time to address and really phase out the remaining uses of trans fats in the diet, so we can reduce the incidents of heart disease and deaths resulting from heart attack. >> reporter: you see, trans fats lower good cholesterol. and they raise bad cholesterol. what were trying to avoid is this. ldl, or bad cholesterol building up as plaque in the blood vessel walls. because that plaque buildup is what can cause heart attacks...

>> reporter: its an ingredient in a lot of our favorite foods, microwave popcorn, cookie, cakes, frozen pizza and much more. transfats. they increase shelf life and they add flavor to processed foods. but the fda is now saying they are not safe and wants to ban them. its a move they say would save thousands of lives. >> we think its time to address and really phase out the remaining uses of trans fat in the diet so that we can reduce the incidence of heart disease and deaths resulting from heart...