HDL-Cholesterol Levels on the Rise and Triglycerides Declining in Framingham Analysis

February 13, 2009 (Boston, Massachusetts) — A 10-year analysis of offspring patients in the Framingham Heart Study suggests improvements in lipid profiles, particularly beneficial changes in triglyceride and HDL-cholesterol levels . During the most recent examination periods, HDL-cholesterol levels rose and triglycerides decreased, despite an overall increase in body-mass index (BMI), report investigators in the February 9, 2009 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.