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People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.
Chronic marijuana use can damage the white blood cells and reduce the immune system's ability to respond to disease by as much as 40%. Without a strong immune system, the body is vulnerable to all kinds of degenerative and infectious diseases.
Approximately 500,000 babies are born each year in the United States to teenage mothers.
The people with the highest levels of LDL are Mexican American males and non-Hispanic black females.
Many supplement containers do not even contain what their labels say. There are many documented reports of products containing much less, or more, that what is listed on their labels. They may also contain undisclosed prescription drugs and even contaminants.