Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that the body produces to build cells, produce hormones and digestion, and other functions. It is usually made by the liver, however, you also get it from ...

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 ...

For decades, assessing cholesterol risk has been built around a simple idea: Lower “bad” cholesterol, lower your chance of a heart attack. The test at the center of that approach measures how much low ...