The recommendations focus on managing dyslipidemia, or abnormal blood lipid levels.

The test can help assess your lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease. That, along with earlier treatment for high ...

Knowing your personal risk of developing heart disease and managing your cholesterol early through healthy habits, regular screening and informed care is key for heart and brain health. This advice ...

The American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association and nine other leading medical associations, today issued an updated guideline for the management of dyslipidemia-abnormal ...

Professor Gilbert Thompson, who has died aged 93, played a leading role in showing how “bad” cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein or LDL cholesterol) is processed by the body and how faults in this ...

Lower levels of "bad" LDL cholesterol could mean a lower risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, a new study says. People with low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, cholesterol levels lower than 70 mg/dl ...

The American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association and nine other leading medical associations, today issued an updated guideline for the management of dyslipidemia—abnormal ...

The ACC and AHA released updated guidelines for the management of dyslipidemia to reduce risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

Eating oats for every meal for two days cut 'bad' cholesterol by up to 10 percent in a small clinical trial. Surprisingly, ...

Our No. 1 snack for helping to lower cholesterol levels is Oat Energy Balls. Energy balls made with oats contain soluble fiber to reduce LDL cholesterol. Ingredients like nut butters and dried fruits ...

Trying to lower cholesterol? Dietitians say snacking at this common time of day may work against your heart-health goals.