Introduction The built environment defines opportunities for healthy eating and physical
activity and may thus be related to blood lipids. The aim of this study is to systematically …

Background: Chronic and abnormal increase of different types of dyslipidemia leads to some
important diseases, such as constriction and abstraction of vessels in various parts of the …

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to describe the prevalence of dyslipidemia in
the CARMELA study population. METHODS: CARMELA was a cross-sectional study of …

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of hyperlipidemia among Saudis of both genders in
rural and urban communities. Methods: Selected Saudis in the age group of 30-70 years …

Purpose To assess the prevalence of hypercholesterolemia and its associated factors in the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Methods A national multistage representative sample of Saudis …

Abstract Data from 3148 participants aged 3–19years (1447 males and 1701 females) in the
cross-sectional phase of Tehran lipid and glucose study (February 1999–May 2000) were …

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia occupies approximately four-fifths of the Arabian Peninsula,
with an area of about 2,240,000 square kilometers. Its Middle East neighbors are Kuwait and …

Cholesterol is a fat-like substance, found in the blood stream and also in bodily organs and
nerve fibres. While there are different etiological roles for various types of cholesterol, such …

Background While the age-specific rates of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are declining in
many developed countries, the epidemic is accelerating in most developing countries …

Essential Oil (EO) of two Mentha species (popularly used in Saudi Arabia), Mentha
Longifolia (ML), and Mentha pulegium (MP) was isolated and subjected to inhibit LDL …