India and China Shoulder 34% of Global Cholesterol Burden, New JAMA Study Reveals

India and China together carry 34% of the world's cholesterol-related disease burden — the single largest regional concentration on the planet — according to the Global Burden of Disease 2023 study published in JAMA. Elevated LDL-C, or "bad cholesterol," caused 3.6 million deaths and 90.7 million healthy years lost globally in 2023 alone. Nearly one in three ischaemic heart disease deaths and more than a quarter of ischaemic stroke deaths are linked to it....