Plus, how often you should get your levels checked.

New recommendations suggest that some people should start trying to lower their cholesterol as early as age 30.

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Cholesterol is essential for good health, but too much can lead to serious health issues including heart attack or stroke ...

(Feature Impact) With so much information available, it can be difficult to understand what cholesterol is – and why it’s important. Knowing your personal risk of developing heart disease and managing ...

Heart disease fatalities have dropped by 66% between 1970 and 2022 because of a number of factors but heart specialists see ...

The joint document, published simultaneously in the journals JACC and Circulation, addresses not just cholesterol, but a full range of blood lipids that contribute to atherosclerosis — the buildup of ...

Here's some exciting news for your heart: The rules around cholesterol just got simpler, smarter and more personalized with an earlier start on primary prevention. On March 13, the American College of ...

Most people associate high cholesterol with an unhealthy diet and a sedentary lifestyle—a condition that develops over many years and you only need to worry about as you get older. However, this isn't ...

Scientists are rethinking how to treat a widespread genetic cholesterol disorder by targeting particle production instead of removal.