About 86 million Americans over 20 have total cholesterol levels above 200 mg/dL, which already puts them at borderline-high risk for heart disease, according to CDC. Around 1 in 10 have full-on high ...

Yet my cholesterol climbed to 271 mg/dL—more than twice the “optimal” limit. It didn’t make sense. No one could explain why my LDL cholesterol was so high. The most logical explanation—a ...

“There’s not a lot of time and effort spent on figuring out what is the actual question,” said Gary Wolf, founder of ...

A new study suggests that eating a cup of beans daily reduced cholesterol and inflammatory markers for people with ...

The researchers found that, compared with consuming white rice, eating black beans or chickpeas was associated with reduced ...

Examining blood lipid levels may help physicians predict a patient’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published May 30 in Neurology.  Here are five notes on the study: Read ...

Nick West, MD, cardiologist, chief medical officer, and divisional vice president of global medical affairs at Abbott's ...

People who are at higher risk for heart disease also seem more likely to develop dementia. And research led by The University ...

Eggs, meat, and dairy can contribute to high cholesterol levels. However, there are swaps you can make to lower your cholesterol and still enjoy these foods. However, you do not have to completely ...

New research that used blood markers to measure linoleic acid levels and their relation to cardiometabolic risk adds evidence ...

Apr. 28, 2025 — For almost 60 years, measuring cholesterol levels in the blood has been the best way to identify individuals at high risk of cardiovascular disease. In a new study, researchers ...

Higher lipoprotein(a) levels are associated with continuously increasing risk of recurrent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events, regardless of sex and race/ethnicity.