What really causes your blood fats to skyrocket? Groundbreaking discoveries have delivered surprising new answers.

The cooking swap that can make a real difference for your cholesterol is replacing saturated fats—like butter, coconut oil ...

LDL cholesterol increases plaque in arteries, which tightens blood vessels and limits blood flow to organs. This is why it is ...

This eggs-pert wasn’t yolk-ing around. Harvard medical student, Dr. Nick Norwitz ate 720 eggs in a month to study the effects the “fowl” diet had on his cholesterol and saw that his levels dropped ...

LDL cholesterol, often called “bad” cholesterol, is significant in heart health. It’s a waxy substance in the blood that can accumulate in artery walls, forming plaque. This plaque buildup, known as ...

However, accumulating evidence over the past two decades demonstrates that a biomarker called C-reactive protein — which ...

Cholesterol is one of those health terms we hear often but rarely think about until a test report surprises us. It is a waxy, ...

It showed that cumin significantly decreased lousy LDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels. (One caution: It was just a short-term, eight-week investigation.) Other spices may also help control or ...

When you have excess LDL cholesterol in the blood, it can lead to heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular problems.

People with low levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in their blood have a lower risk of dementia, including lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease related dementia, shows a study ...

The ROAR trial tested the hypothesis that returning familial hypercholesterolemia-associated genetic results leads to ...