New recommendations suggest that some people should start trying to lower their cholesterol as early as age 30.

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Monitoring your cholesterol levels is one thing you can do to keep your heart healthy and stave off your risk of heart ...

Heart disease remains a top global health concern, with cholesterol levels playing a crucial role. Research highlights high ...

The rules around cholesterol just got simpler, smarter and more personalized with an earlier start on primary prevention. On March 13, the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association ...

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Cholesterol remains an important marker, but it does not tell the whole story. Most people focus on LDL, often called "bad ...

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Both statin and ezetimibe are commonly prescribed medicines to manage high cholesterol levels. Read on as a doctor explains ...

Although it seems reasonable for people who have diabetes or are at risk of developing diabetes to be concerned with a treatment that raises blood sugar levels, experts say that the benefits of ...

You have had the cholesterol conversation with your doctor enough times that the numbers feel familiar. LDL, HDL, ...