Major changes are coming to how doctors recommend Americans think about their cholesterol levels, courtesy of a change to ...

My cholesterol has been on the rise for the past few years – and not just a slow creep. For most of my life, my LDL (often referred to as ‘bad’ cholesterol) was solidly under 120 mg/dl. Over the past ...

The findings showed that adults consuming sugary drinks on a daily basis were vastly more likely to have abnormal cholesterol and triglyceride levels when compared to infrequent consumers of these ...

Trials of a new cholesterol-lowering pill have shown promising results for people with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH), a genetic disorder that leads to high levels of LDL ...

Even if you’ve never thought about cholesterol before, there’s a good chance you know that high cholesterol is bad. If a person's levels are too high, it can increase their risk of heart attack and ...

Ice cream can be high in saturated fat and refined sugar. Regularly consuming large quantities of this dessert can potentially increase low-density lipoprotein (LDL), which is known as “bad” ...

Some of the changes that occur during the menopausal transition can affect your cholesterol levels. These include decreased estrogen, loss of muscle mass, weight gain, and insulin resistance.