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 ...

If you're in midlife, your risk may be changing-even if your numbers aren't.

Scientific consensus panels going back decades established—“beyond a reasonable doubt”—that lowering LDL cholesterol reduces the risk of heart attacks. Consistent evidence “unequivocally” establishes ...

“Bad,” or LDL, cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart disease and most people are screened for it as part of their ...

High blood level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is a major causative factor of coronary heart disease. Medicine- and/or diet-mediated reduction of LDL level is known to reduce the risk ...

Simply by running regularly you’re already boosting your heart health. So why worry about stats such as high cholesterol levels—which are associated with cardiovascular disease and heart attacks—when ...

The longer you have high levels of “bad” LDL cholesterol, the greater your risk of a heart attack. By Nicholas Bakalar LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, is a major risk factor for coronary heart disease. Now ...