Regulating cholesterol levels is crucial for heart health. There are two types of cholesterol (we'll explain the difference between "good" and "bad" shortly), and if you have too much of the kind that ...

You may have heard a doctor say that your “good cholesterol is too low” or your “bad cholesterol is too high,” leaving you wondering how the two can be so different when both are called cholesterol.

Millions of Americans get a cholesterol reading every year and have no framework for what those numbers mean at their specific age. The American Heart Association and federal health authorities set ...

High cholesterol can increase plaque buildup in your arteries even if you exercise, eat well, and have no symptoms.What you can do: Ask your healthcare provider to assess your cholesterol results ...

The latest cholesterol levels of a 67-year-old white woman are total cholesterol 350 mg/dL, HDL 150 mg/dL, and LDL 186 mg/dL. In the past, her levels have been total cholesterol 229-290; HDL 120 and ...

For decades, cholesterol screening has focused on a familiar set of numbers—LDL (“bad” cholesterol), HDL (“good” cholesterol), and triglycerides. When these values fall within the “normal” range, many ...

In a recent study published in the American Journal of Cardiology, researchers performed a prospective cohort study in the general population enrolled in the United Kingdom (UK) Biobank to understand ...

For many, preventive care is limited to the free check-ups available to those with statutory health insurance. Typically, ...

In several high-income countries including England and the USA, adults over 40 years old with obesity now have blood pressure and unhealthy cholesterol levels approaching, or healthier than, people ...