- African American Men and Cholesterol
African American Men and Cholesterol
You may already know that heredity can play a role in cholesterol levels.
A more specific example of this principle can be found through the cholesterol levels of some African American men.
The keyword is ‘some’.
This is because in a study printed in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, black men who had the ‘TT’ form of the MTP gene had LDL cholesterol levels 8 to 15 percent higher than black men who had other combinations of the gene. (…)
