What foods should I avoid before a cholesterol test? Cardiologist reveals what to eat the night before, whether you need to fast and which foods impact results.

There’s a good reason why high cholesterol is known as a “silent killer”. In most cases it has no symptoms but potentially ...

New research shows that fasting before a cholesterol test may not be needed for most patients, though experts recommend ...

“High-sensitivity CRP has been shown to be an independent marker of risk in addition to and in some cases over and above all ...

What you eat, drink or do before a lipid test can quietly skew cholesterol results. An Apollo doctor explains how dinner, alcohol, sleep, smoking and exercise affect accuracy.

Cholesterol is a form of fat we need. It helps make the outer membranes of our bodies' cells stable. But for decades, doctors have known that people with high total cholesterol levels are more likely ...

They can go far towards improving your heart health.

Swap saturated fats for unsaturated fats to help lower LDL cholesterol. Replace butter, coconut oil and lard with olive, ...

Some teas contain higher levels of antioxidants that may help lower cholesterol. Green, black, oolong, and hibiscus tea are ...

What we eat plays an important role in keeping our cholesterol levels healthy. Dietitians share the best heart-healthy ...

New one-dose treatment edits a gene in the liver, disabling the ANGPTL3 protein and significantly lowers cholesterol.

A multidisciplinary team has uncovered a key mechanism that allows the human bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae—responsible for ...