As you visit the doctor over the years, you may notice certain numbers in your bloodwork slowly creeping up. Cholesterol, a waxy substance found in every cell of your body, is vital to its functioning ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Professor Kausik Ray, pictured at Imperial College London, is a world-renowned preventative cardiologist - Heathcliff O'Malley for ...

A total cholesterol level below 200 mg/dl is desirable. Some people who are overweight may get heart disease not because their LDL is high but, rather, because their HDL is low and their triglycerides ...

Professor Kausik Ray, pictured at Imperial College London, is a world-renowned preventative cardiologist - Heathcliff O'Malley for The Telegraph Our series The Expert View brings you specialist health ...