If you want to maintain healthy cholesterol levels, the first step is knowing your numbers and what they actually mean—but at first glance, that can be confusing. A total cholesterol level of 200 ...

You might not think about your cholesterol very often, if ever, but it's important to know your numbers. It's even helpful to get it checked at a young age, according to one heart expert. "People in ...

Our series The Expert View brings you specialist health advice from professionals. In this article, we hear from Professor ...

Your blood pressure, LDL cholesterol, resting heart rate and other numbers can provide clues to your heart health. Here's ...

Depending on how you look at it, it's either incredibly frustrating or a major relief that the number one cause of death in the U.S. is preventable. Yes, we're talking about heart disease. According ...

Can cholesterol levels signal diabetes or metabolic syndrome? Doctors explain the link between cholesterol, insulin ...

May 14, 2026 -- Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., and high cholesterol is a major contributor – yet it often has no symptoms. You can feel healthy and still be at risk for heart ...

The joint document, published simultaneously in the journals JACC and Circulation, addresses not just cholesterol, but a full range of blood lipids that contribute to atherosclerosis — the buildup of ...

You get your cholesterol checked at your annual physical, and a few days later, you get back your results. If you’ve ever looked down the list of acronyms and felt at a loss of how to make sense of ...

With virtually every health condition, nature and nurture both come into play. It's important to know what your inherited risk factors are, but it's also important to know what's in your control. This ...