Eggs, shrimp, and other once-forbidden foods now have the all-clear. Here are the surprising high-cholesterol foods experts ...

The guidance still suggests managing cholesterol with exercise and a heart-healthy diet, but there are a growing list of ...

High cholesterol levels often are a family problem, passed down from one generation to the next. One form of inherited high cholesterol is familial hypercholesterolemia, which commonly is ...

New guidelines recommend considering cholesterol-lowering statins in the 30s, screening all adults for hidden risk factors ...

Fact checked by Jennifer Klump Key Takeaways The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology released ...

High cholesterol is often painted as a one-way ticket to heart disease, but science and real-life stories tell a more complex tale. Not everyone with high cholesterol ends up in a cardiologist’s ...

You’ve likely heard of high cholesterol—a health issue that 86 million Americans over 20 deal with, raising their risk of cardiovascular diseases like heart attack and stroke. And while 47 million ...

Managing high cholesterol doesn’t always require prescription medications. Many people successfully reduce their cholesterol levels through targeted lifestyle changes that address the underlying ...

The recommendations come from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association, whose guidance is widely ...

A large waistline, high blood sugar, or cholesterol problem is each cause for concern. Having all three risk factors together is called metabolic syndrome. A new study of data from nearly two million ...

Trenton, N.J. - Use of cholesterol and blood pressure medicines by young adults appears to be rising rapidly - at a faster pace than among senior citizens, according to an industry report being ...

New details from two studies reveal more side effects from niacin, a drug that hundreds of thousands of Americans take for cholesterol problems and general heart health. Some prominent doctors say the ...