Eat Fish
Recent studies published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA: 287, 14:1815-21, 2002) and in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM: 346, 15:1113-8, 2002) both concluded that frequently eating fish can lower one's risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and death from CHD.

Cholesterol Counts
Keeping cholesterol levels in normal ranges is important for overall vascular health, including Peripheral Arterial Disease and Critical Limb Ischemia. According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, your total cholesterol count should be less than 200. If you have PAD, your primary treatment goal is for your low density lipoprotein level (LDL) to be less than 100 mg/dl.

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Recent Grants
The VDF has received educational grants recently from several organizations allowing the Foundation to continue to produce the newsletter, provide information and en- hance our web site. We thank AstraZeneca, Sigma-Tau Research, Hutchinson Technology, and Nicolet Vascular for their support.

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