Think having “perfect” cholesterol numbers automatically means your heart is in tip-top shape? Well, that’s a common misconception most of us fall for. You might be rocking textbook HDL and LDL levels ...

With virtually every health condition, nature and nurture both come into play. It’s important to know what your inherited risk factors are, but it’s also important to know what’s in your control. This ...

Not all cholesterol is bad! High-density lipoprotein (HDL), or “good cholesterol,” acts like the cleanup crew, sweeping away ...

The first way to reduce plaque build-up is to reduce the amount of LDL cholesterol available to be oxidized in the first place. Reducing cholesterol is the focus of most of our traditional efforts at ...

This article was originally featured on Knowable Magazine. When C. Michael Gibson of Boston saw his doctor in the spring of 2023, the blood test results were confusing. His cholesterol levels were ...

Sue spends her days walking and on her feet at work, so she was surprised to find her cholesterol level was above the healthy ...

For those struggling with high cholesterol, getting needed prescriptions and adhering to the prescribed treatment regimen is critical. As Peggy, a Georgia widow with high cholesterol noted, Medicare ...

Multiple health experts recommend one particular food rich in soluble fibre for helping to manage cholesterol levels as part ...

In a small mining town in South Africa's Limpopo province, young people are showing worrying signs of diseases that were once ...