By Alexandra Sifferlin | @acsifferlin
When it comes to lowering cholesterol, Americans seem to be getting the message. Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) looked at trends in serum lipid levels among adults age 20 and older who participated in national health surveys between 1988 and 2010. They looked at the average levels of the participants’ total cholesterol, “bad” LDL cholesterol, “good” HDL cholesterol and artery-clogging triglycerides…
Read more: http://healthland.time.com/2012/10/17/healthier-cholesterol-levels-among-u-s-adults/#ixzz29ZS9IGHd