How much do you know about cholesterol? What is cholesterol and what does it do? Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that comes from two sources. The liver and other cells in your body make ...

For years, cholesterol has been painted as the enemy. A single number on a blood test often decides whether someone feels relieved or alarmed. But the truth is more layered.As Dr Sagar Shah, ...

Cholesterol: You can't live with (too much of) it, but you can't live without it. High levels are a risk factor for heart disease, yet we need this fat-like substance--manufactured by the liver and ...

Over a century of epidemiologic studies and randomized trials have definitively established the causal role of cholesterol in the development of atherosclerosis. Total cholesterol, and later ...

High cholesterol is one of the leading risk factors for atherosclerosis, the hardening of your coronary arteries caused by plaque buildup. This condition may lead to restricted blood flow, heart ...

This article was reviewed by Felix Gussone, MD. Cholesterol often gets a bad reputation, but the story is more nuanced than “cholesterol = bad.” Sure, too much LDL cholesterol in your blood can be ...

Cholesterol is a key building block for testosterone. Through a process called steroidogenesis, cholesterol sets the stage for testosterone creation in the Leydig cells found in the testes.

This article was reviewed by Felix Gussone, MD. Cholesterol is a key building block for testosterone. Through a process called steroidogenesis, cholesterol sets the stage for testosterone creation in ...