New guidelines say fish oil supplements don’t lower cholesterol or heart risk—and may even cause harm in some cases.

Cereals that are high in fiber and low in sugar, such as oatmeal, oat bran, whole-wheat, and whole-grain varieties, have been linked to healthy blood pressure readings.

For the first time since 2018, a clinical guideline from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association for screening and managing blood cholesterol levels has been updated and ...

Johns Hopkins Medicine cardiologists who were part of the committee that wrote the new cholesterol guideline explain recommended shifts toward earlier screenings and more personalized risk assessments ...

Carrying extra fat around the waist may be more dangerous than the number on the scale suggests. Researchers found that belly fat was more strongly linked to heart failure risk than BMI, even in ...

Doctors should begin screening for heart disease and treating people for high cholesterol levels even younger than before, according to new recommendations from major medical organizations. While ...

New research suggests that measures of excess weight around the waist (central obesity or visceral fat) may increase the risk of heart failure primarily due to inflammation, according to findings ...

Dietary fiber is a carbohydrate that supports digestive health, controls blood sugar, and boosts heart health. One slice of sourdough bread has about 1 to 2 grams of fiber, depending on whether it is ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Despite its major impact on heart health, high cholesterol itself has no noticeable symptoms. That is why regular ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Americans may soon be advised to start paying closer attention to their cholesterol levels much earlier in life, under ...

IN THIS MORNING’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, MENOPAUSAL WOMEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP HIGH CHOLESTEROL. THIS IS DUE TO A DROP IN ESTROGEN. JOINING US NOW WITH MORE INFORMATION IS PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT JAYLEN ...