You may have heard a doctor say that your “good cholesterol is too low” or your “bad cholesterol is too high,” leaving you ...

September is National Cholesterol Education Month, writes Tallahassee Democrat guest columnist Mark A. Mahoney, and is the perfect time to find out your cholesterol levels and take steps to prevent or ...

Online misinformation about cholesterol-lowering medications and the role LDL, or low-density lipoproteins, play in heart ...

If you’re over 45, chances are, you have high cholesterol. Dangerous quantities of the waxy, fat-like substance circulate in the blood of more than half of Britons in this age group, clogging their ...

LDL cholesterol isn’t inherently harmful, but persistently high levels can fuel artery-clogging plaque. Expert explains why ...

The difference between LDL and HDL, bad and good cholesterolHave you ever been told in a health checkup that your "LDL is ...

"LDL cholesterol is often referred to as the 'bad' cholesterol because excess LDL can lead to plaque buildup inside the ...

High cholesterol can increase plaque buildup in your arteries even if you exercise, eat well, and have no symptoms.

Eating a well-balanced, nutritious breakfast first thing in the morning may help manage cholesterol levels. Learn how ...

Drugmaker Eli Lilly recently reported promising early results for an experimental gene-editing therapy that may reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or "bad," cholesterol levels with a one-time ...

If you care about your cholesterol levels at all, you’re already doing better than most men. More than 40% of US adults with high LDL cholesterol have no idea they have it, according to a 2023 study ...

NEW ORLEANS — Southeast Louisiana has a higher-than-average percentage of people living with high cholesterol. The good news is the FDA just approved Lipfendra, a drug that helps lower bad cholesterol ...