What Is LDL Cholesterol and How Do You Lower It?

You might have high LDL cholesterol and not even know it. We spoke to experts about how to monitor this health stat so you ...
Science Focus

We finally know what foods actually raise your cholesterol – and which ones lower it

What really causes your blood fats to skyrocket? Groundbreaking discoveries have delivered surprising new answers.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

What is LDL cholesterol's relation to longevity?

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dear Dr. Roach • I recently saw an article about how higher cholesterol levels (especially LDL) actually contribute to a longer ...
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Cholesterol breakthrough: The new science-backed list of foods to slash your LDL

Ditch the outdated myths about eggs and prawns; new research reveals the specific dietary triggers that force your liver to ...
KOAT Albuquerque

What is LDL cholesterol and how to lower it

FALL LIKE 60S FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. CHOLESTEROL LEVELS ARE ONE LINK TO YOUR RISK FOR A HEART ATTACK. DOCTOR DR. BARRY RAMO TELLS US HOW IMPORTANT LOWERING CHOLESTEROL COULD ...
The Courier-Journal

How does LDL cholesterol impact heart heath? 4 things to know (and how to lower it)

The Framingham Heart Study identified lifestyle risk factors for heart disease, including smoking, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. A recent study suggests testing for LDL, HScrp, and ...
NOLA.com

Cholesterol insights: Beyond LDL, what to know about managing your levels

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’ ...
Time

What It Means if You Have Borderline High Cholesterol—And What to Do About It

Almost 25 million adults in the U.S. have high cholesterol, which puts them at a higher risk for a heart attack or stroke in the next decade. But a much bigger portion have what’s called borderline ...
Time

What to Do If Your High Cholesterol Is Genetic

One sunny day in Los Angeles, Katherine Wilemon was gardening when she developed crushing chest pain, as well as pain radiating down her left arm. She was 39 and fit. Wilemon—who had known since she ...
Medscape

Earlier Inclisiran Gives Better Long-Term LDL Reductions

Cholesterol lowering with a strategy using the short interfering RNA agent, inclisiran, earlier in the treatment pathway led to significantly better long-term low-density lipoprotein (LDL) reduction ...
The News International

A new study is changing what we thought about eggs and cholesterol

There is a popular myth about eggs, that eating them daily causes high cholesterol.However, a new study has debunked this ...
TCTMD

Less Is More: Lp(a) Much More Atherogenic Than LDL

Lipoprotein(a), the low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-like particle that is currently the focus of so much enthusiastic research, is significantly more atherogenic than LDL cholesterol, according to a ...