Americans are inundated almost on a daily basis by information about the dangers of cholesterol. Still, an estimated 102 million adults in the U.S. have a cholesterol level putting them at risk for ...

Having “normal” cholesterol levels is often seen as a green signal for good heart health, but growing evidence suggests otherwise. The long-held belief that normal LDL automatically means low cardiac ...

Indians face heart attacks even with normal cholesterol due to a unique lipid pattern, low HDL, high triglycerides, insulin ...

High cholesterol causes plaque build-up that can block arteries and lead to a greater risk of heart disease, heart attack, or stroke. If you want to keep your heart healthy, it's important to ...

These cholesterol level charts will show you what's normal for every age and gender. Plus, a few tips for staying within a healthy range.

LDL cholesterol alone doesn’t tell the full story. Doctors explain how Apo B and Lipoprotein(a) tests can reveal hidden heart ...

People whose LDL cholesterol is in the normal range—even those without metabolic risk factors—may yet have levels of apolipoprotein B (apoB) that predict an elevated risk of future atherosclerotic ...

Cholesterol is important for a number of your body’s functions, including building cell membranes, making hormones, helping your metabolism and producing bile acids, according to Better Health Channel ...

For decades, getting a blood test followed a hierarchical pattern: You had the blood drawn, then waited for a doctor to get the results and interpret them for you. That’s changing. “People are being ...

One of my patients complained that clinicians “are making the whole country sick. Everyone is abnormal.” Laboratories don’t report values based on the normal curve anymore. Instead, a normal level is ...

Heart attack risk goes beyond LDL cholesterol. Doctor Priyanka Sehrawat points to Apo B and Lipoprotein (a) levels as crucial indicators. High Apo B means more harmful particles in blood. Lipoprotein ...