What really causes your blood fats to skyrocket? Groundbreaking discoveries have delivered surprising new answers.

Coverage of a new PCSK9 trial makes bold claims about prevention and risk reduction. But how well do they hold up to scrutiny ...

This column is the first in a series about risk factors for atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), the cause of several health problems, including heart attacks — the number one cause of death ...

CARDIO—AEROBIC ACTIVITIES like walking, running, swimming, and cycling—not only reduces total cholesterol, LDL, vLDL and ...

In another study of dyslipidemic patients not treated with hypolipidemic drugs (baseline examination), a very good correlation between LDL-C and apoB (r = 0.903; p < 0.001) was found. [66] In spite of ...

Let’s crack open the truth about nut consumption and timing for improved lipid levels.

Pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β) are produced in large quantities locally in the joints and subsequently enter the bloodstream. TNF-α and IL-6 may promote LDL metabolism by ...

There are obvious cholesterol-raising culprits like butter, fried foods and ice cream. Some foods, like unfiltered coffee and ghee, have similar effects but are a little less obvious. Limiting these ...

You expect certain hormone-driven symptoms in your 40s and 50s. Hot flashes, mood swings, a lack of sex drive. But high cholesterol? That one tends to fly under the ...

The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Norfolk study is part of the largest prospective evaluation of diet and health ever undertaken. The entire EPIC study involves ...

However, accumulating evidence over the past two decades demonstrates that a biomarker called C-reactive protein — which ...