How C-reactive protein outpaced ‘bad’ cholesterol as leading heart disease risk marker
- Written by Mary J. Scourboutakos, Adjunct Assistant Professor in Family and Community Medicine, Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University
Blood vessel damage from fatty and high-sugar diets leads to inflammation, which can be detected by measuring C-reactive protein.Mohammed Haneefa Nizamudeen/iStock via Getty Images PlusHeart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States.
Since researchers first established the link between diet, cholesterol and heart disease in the...
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