{
  "id": 28268,
  "title": "One-third of global 'bad' cholesterol burden occurred in India, China in 2023: Study",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/one-third-of-global-bad-cholesterol-burden-occurred-in-india-china-in",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-07-31T12:04:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ETHealthworld",
    "slug": "ethealthworld",
    "url": "https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/one-third-of-global-bad-cholesterol-burden-occurred-in-india-china-in-2023-study/132766915"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In 2023, high LDL or bad cholesterol was responsible for 3.6 million deaths, accounting for 6% of all global deaths and 90.7 million years of healthy life lost, according to a study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association. India and China accounted for one-third of the global LDL-C burden, with the absolute LDL cholesterol burden increasing since 1990 due to demographic changes and aging populations. Despite declining age-standardized rates, the absolute burden has risen due to population growth. The study, conducted by the Global Burden of Disease 2023 LDL Cholesterol Collaborators, showed that high LDL-C accounted for 6.0% of all-cause deaths, 8.1% of noncommunicable disease deaths, and 18.9% of cardiovascular disease deaths in 2023. It also contributed to nearly one-third of deaths due to ischaemic heart disease and 27% of ischaemic stroke deaths. The researchers emphasized the importance of statins in managing LDL-C, but highlighted barriers to their real-world impact, such as underuse, low awareness, and costs of testing and treatment. To address these gaps, they called for strengthening primary care systems, improving access to affordable diagnostics and medications, and implementing standardised, guideline-based treatment.",
  "summary": "Findings published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) show that absolute LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) burden has increased since 1990 due to demographic changes and shifted towards middle-sociodemographic countries, with population growth and ageing driving the increasing burden, researchers said.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu Health",
        "title": "Diabetes, hearing loss among key factors for dementia in India; women more prone to it: study",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/diabetes-hearing-loss-among-key-factors-for-dementia-in-india-women",
        "published": "2026-07-31T05:06:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}