Study:

Those with cardiovascular diseases aren’t doing enough to keep their “bad” cholesterol levels down, according to a new study by the UCI Heart Disease Prevention Program.

The study found that 63% of Americans who battle heart diseases that affect the vascular system are not at recommended levels of LDL-C, otherwise known as “bad” cholesterol. The study further shows that 83% of those same people weren’t at recommended levels of both bad cholesterol and HDL-C, or “good” cholesterol.

Those who aren’t faced with heart diseases met the recommended levels for bad cholesterol 85% of the time, and the levels for both types of cholesterol 67% of the time.

The findings point to a lack of proper diet and exercise, and call for more appropriate therapies to battle cholesterol, the study’s leader, Nathan Wong, said.

— Daniel Tedford