Despite having the potential to cause irreversible damage, high cholesterol can sneak up undetected. Here's what to know.

You might have high LDL cholesterol and not even know it. We spoke to experts about how to monitor this health stat so you ...

Major medical organizations updated the cholesterol playbook for the first time in years, with new risk tools, lower targets ...

Eating saturated fat regularly affects your LDL cholesterol levels and can raise your heart disease risk. There are simple ...

Thankfully, having high cholesterol doesn’t necessarily mean you should avoid all cholesterol-rich foods. Recent research has found that specific cholesterol-rich foods, such as full-fat milk, yogurt ...

Clare Collins AO is a Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Newcastle, NSW and a Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) affiliated researcher. She is a National Health ...

Egg yolks have long been blamed for causing high cholesterol. But mounting scientific evidence suggests they were never really the problem.

Your body naturally produces cholesterol, but the foods you eat every day may significantly influence whether those levels stay healthy—or quietly increase your risk of heart disease.

Garlic, commonly used for both culinary and medicinal purposes, contains allicin—a compound believed to help lower cholesterol production in the liver. Studies suggest that garlic supplements may ...

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