Many people think all cholesterol is bad, but that is not the case. With so many conflicting messages and advice out there, it can be hard to make sense of it all. So experts have broken down the ...

Monitoring your cholesterol levels is one thing you can do to keep your heart healthy and stave off your risk of heart ...

You’ve probably heard it a thousand times: saturated fat raises your “bad” cholesterol (LDL), and high LDL is a big red flag for heart disease. Heart disease remains the leading cause of death ...

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 25 million people living in the U.S. have high cholesterol. It’s a major contributor to heart disease and stroke, yet ...

Many Americans struggle with high cholesterol levels, specifically LDL or "bad" cholesterol. High cholesterol has been consistently linked to heart disease, as it can increase the risk of plaque build ...

The joint document, published simultaneously in the journals JACC and Circulation, addresses not just cholesterol, but a full range of blood lipids that contribute to atherosclerosis — the buildup of ...

New guidelines for managing cholesterol call for more aggressive prevention and earlier treatment, including a recommendation that all adults be tested once for lipoprotein(a), a genetic risk marker ...

A man hurries through the morning rush, a woman bargains with practiced skill, a father laughs with friends over drinks. None feels sick. None of them has any reason to suspect that, deep inside, a ...