Extra-virgin olive oil, avocado oil, canola oil, soybean oil, and walnut oil are heart-healthy options with different uses.

Cholesterol science has grown from a single-number focus to a broader understanding of LDL and HDL behavior, triglycerides, inflammation, and metabolic health. This overview explores how multiple ...

You’ve probably heard of “good” HDL cholesterol and “bad” LDL cholesterol. But when your LDL levels rise above the healthy range for your age (typically 100 mg/dL), it raises the risk of heart disease ...

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

Eating nothing but oatmeal for just two days might sound extreme, but it delivered a striking payoff in a new clinical trial. People with metabolic syndrome who followed a short, calorie-reduced ...

When it comes to high cholesterol, most people are aware of the obvious culprits—deep-fried foods, processed meats, fatty cuts of red meat, ice cream and butter. But there are some sneaky foods that ...

Heart health gurus from the British Heart Foundation have dished out their top two food tips that could rival statins by slashing cholesterol numbers. Dubbed the stealthy "silent killer," high ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. One sunny day in Los Angeles, Katherine Wilemon was gardening when she developed crushing chest pain, as ...

Trials of a new cholesterol-lowering pill have shown promising results for people with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH), a genetic disorder that leads to high levels of LDL ...

(WXYZ) — A recent trial found a new drug may help lower bad cholesterol levels in people when statins alone are not enough. Many people think that once they’re on ...

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