For the first time since 2018, a clinical guideline from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association for screening and managing blood cholesterol levels has been updated and ...

Olive oil is a better choice for managing cholesterol and heart health risks than butter. See how they compare and which can ...

Having “normal” cholesterol levels is often seen as a green signal for good heart health, but growing evidence suggests otherwise. The long-held belief that normal LDL automatically means low cardiac ...

The idea is to control bad cholesterol early in life. Additional tests are also recommended to provide a clearer picture of ...

When it comes to cholesterol, numbers matter. Too much of this fatty, waxy substance in your blood can lead to artery clogs that put you at risk for heart disease, a heart attack, or a stroke. You ...

Whether significant reductions in LDL cholesterol and serum triglyceride levels will lead to significant reductions in coronary mortality when starting lipid values are "normal" is a multifaceted ...

New 2026 cholesterol guidelines urge earlier screening and lower LDL targets for high-risk patients to prevent heart disease through lifestyle and medication.

Using cholesterol-lowering medications more intensively to achieve a more aggressive target for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) reduced the rate of major cardiovascular events by one-third ...

A machine learning model predicts low-density lipoprotein cholesterol from routine lab data, offering a low-cost way to ...

Cholesterol disorders are increasingly common among younger people and women as well, particularly after menopause, when the ...