Most people worry about bad cholesterol, LDL, but there's another type that often slips under the radar: VLDL cholesterol. VLDL, or very-low-density lipoprotein, carries triglycerides in the blood.

(Peopleimages.com/YuriArcurs/Canva) For millions of people, statins are a daily shield against heart disease. But around 10 ...

Your cholesterol levels—whether they are in range or dangerously high—are a key indicator of your risk of developing heart disease. And according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ...

You're more likely to get high cholesterol if you're over 50, a man, and you've been through the menopause, according to the NHS website. But anyone can get high cholesterol, even young, slim, and ...

Experts share the common evening habits that may be working against your cholesterol goals, plus what to do instead.

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There is something unsettling about illnesses that stay quiet for years. High cholesterol is one of them. It does not usually ...

When people hear they have high cholesterol, their first instinct may be to cut out cholesterol-rich foods. Goodbye shrimp, eggs and cheese. But experts say that solely focusing on cutting cholesterol ...

Typically, dementia is associated with classic symptoms like confusion and memory loss. But new research finds that there could be a less obvious risk factor out there: your cholesterol levels. The ...

In what could be one of the biggest breakthroughs in treating heart disease, a small study showed that an experimental ...

There’s one unsung hero of cholesterol health that’s worth getting more of in your meals, especially because few of us eat ...

Eli Lilly is laying the groundwork for a phase 2 trial of the lipid-lowering gene editor it acquired from Verve Therapeutics, with the candidate now showing strong and consistent cholesterol ...