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Spring is good for your heart

Physician Practice Advisor, April 27, 2004

Spring brings warmer temperatures, new leaves, and lower cholesterol levels according to the April 26 issue of the "Archives of Internal Medicine."

According to a study of 517 healthy volunteers run by Ira S. Ockene, MD, of the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, there was a 22% increase in the number of participants with high cholesterol in the winter compared with the summer.

Although researchers suggested that seasonal increases in plasma volume could account for a portion of the increased winter-time cholesterol levels, they're calling for more research about  how "physical activity and temperature-control systems could aid in the prevention of coronary heart disease morbidity and mortality."

Visit http://pubs.ama-assn.org/media/2004a/0426.dtl#cholesterol for more information.content

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