You may have heard these foods are “bad”, but there are heart-healthy options that can help lower cholesterol levels.

About a quarter of people risk heart attacks and strokes because they inherited a kind of cholesterol that statin drugs can’t treat.

In general, there are two main types of cholesterol: Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL) and High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. High levels of LDL, also known as 'bad' cholesterol, can lead to ...

Visit-to-visit variability in lipid levels is associated with an increased risk for heart failure in patients with T2D, ...

Rather than LDL cholesterol, the true risk may lie in a less known, dangerous type of cholesterol-carrying particle called small dense LDL (sdLDL). A new test for cholesterol carried by sdLDL ...

The substance can be divided into two main types: ‘good’ and ‘bad’. There are two kinds of lipoproteins that transport cholesterol around the body: low-density lipoprotein (LDL), often ref ...

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