Excessive expenditure of income on treatments in developing countries

cholesterolaemia is found and the decision is made to measure the low density lipoprotem cholesterol concentration.Many laboratories use an indirect measurement of this which requires knowledge of the triglyceride concentration.Consistent evidence that triglycerides have an important independent role in the prevention of coronary heart disease, however, remains elusive; calls for triglyceride testing must appeal to faith rather than established fact.