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 ...

Regulating cholesterol levels is crucial for heart health. There are two types of cholesterol (we’ll explain the difference between “good” and “bad” shortly), and if you have too much of the kind that ...

If the adage is true that you are what you eat, it means every meal is an opportunity to support your health. Decades of scientific research on the connection between diet and heart health certainly ...

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 ...

Cholesterol is one of those health terms we hear often but rarely think about until a test report surprises us. It is a waxy, fat-like substance present in our blood and is essential for making ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am in my 30s and overweight, but I thought I was too young to worry about cholesterol. I just learned my cholesterol is high. I know diet and exercise are important. Do I need ...

Dear Doctors: I had my physical last fall, and it included some blood tests. One of them showed that my cholesterol levels rose a bit since last year. My doctor says that if they keep rising, I should ...

Growing older changes everything — from how your body processes food to how it reacts to stress and even how it handles cholesterol. For years, many people are told to fear cholesterol, but after ...