The term "cholesterol" is thrown around a lot and you're not alone if it makes you feel a little confused. From the low-fat diet era to the current day keto-followers, there seems to be mixed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images. EatingWell design. High-fiber breakfast cereals that are low in added sugars may help lower cholesterol levels.

The goal of this observational study was to evaluate low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol as a risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD) in comparison with the ratio of non-high-density ...

High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is popularly known as good cholesterol due to its health benefits. It plays a vital role in removing bad cholesterol, also known as low-density lipoprotein (LDL), from ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I’m 80 years old. My doctor ordered a fasting blood test, which showed that my LDL cholesterol is 119 mg/dL; my HDL is 68 mg/dL; my cholesterol/HDL ratio is 3-to-1; my total ...

It’s nearly the start of a new year and many of us are planning our resolutions. One that I’ve been weighing up is whether to get a cholesterol test. My dad had a heart attack at a relatively young ...