Good heart health is like building a house, which takes great effort and hard work. The healthier lifestyle that you had started, should continue with your growing age. You just need to work a bit ...

Americans may be too fat, but at least their cholesterol is low. For the first time in nearly 50 years, the average cholesterol level for U.S. adults is in the ideal range, the government reported ...

Medically reviewed by Elizabeth Barnes, RDN Key Takeaways High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is considered "good" ...

You’ve probably heard of cholesterol. You might even know if your levels are too high. But what do you know about your triglycerides? More than a third of adults in the U.S. have high levels of ...

LDL cholesterol is often called the “bad” cholesterol because it collects in the walls of your blood vessels, raising your chances of health problems like a heart attack or stroke. But cholesterol isn ...

Without treatment, high cholesterol raises the risk of developing heart disease. High cholesterol doesn't cause symptoms, which is why it's important to get your cholesterol levels checked every 4 to ...