An estimated 28.5 million Americans have cholesterol levels of 240 mg/dL or higher, putting them in the high cholesterol range. High cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart disease that can be ...

In the U.S., 12 percent of people 20 years or older have high cholesterol. Awareness about cholesterol ranges from your primary care doctor to the honeybee on the side of your Cheerios box, but what’s ...

New data reveal good news about cholesterol levels in U.S. According to the latest numbers from the National Center for Health Statistics, in 2015-16, 12.4% of adults had high cholesterol, defined as ...

If your doctor has ever told you to "keep an eye on your numbers," here's good news: The rules around what's considered high ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 94 million adults in the US have high cholesterol, which makes it a fairly common condition. Cholesterol has an important role ...

Most people worry about cholesterol, but not all cholesterol harms the heart. Some of it actually protects it. This protective type is called good cholesterol, and it plays a vital role in daily ...

This article is brought to you by Ochsner Health. My cholesterol has been on the rise for the past few years – and not just a slow creep. For most of my life, my LDL (often referred to as ‘bad’ ...

High cholesterol causes plaque build-up that can block arteries and lead to a greater risk of heart disease, heart attack, or stroke. If you want to keep your heart healthy, it's important to ...

If you’re one of the 102 million Americans diagnosed with high cholesterol, it’s likely that your physician has spoken to you about managing your LDL (low-density lipoprotein), the “bad cholesterol” ...

A small interfering RNA (siRNA) investigational therapy that inhibits a gene involved in lipoprotein metabolism has been shown in a clinical trial led by Mount Sinai researchers to significantly ...

In the U.S., 12% of people 20 years or older have high cholesterol. Awareness about cholesterol ranges from your primary care doctor to the honeybee on the side of your Cheerios box, but what’s really ...