“Consuming foods high in sugar, such as pastries, can significantly impact your cholesterol profile, primarily by altering ...

Regular follow-up calls from a pharmacist can help people lower their "bad" (LDL) cholesterol by reminding them to take their ...

Do you know your cholesterol numbers? What do they really mean? Coming up at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, MPR News host Angela Davis ...

Both are packed with healthy fats, but which nut gives your heart the bigger boost? Nutrition experts weigh in.

Fermented foods from kefir to kombucha are having a bit of a moment, heroed for their gut health benefits.

Green tea is a type of brewed tea with several health benefits. Drinking green tea daily may lower your total and LDL cholesterol levels, reducing your risk of heart disease.

One of the most common questions I hear from patients is, "My cholesterol was flagged as abnormal, but you told me everything looked good. How can that be?" Recently, a patient named Rose asked ...

Consuming too much cholesterol through your diet can lead to high LDL (or "bad") cholesterol levels and increase your risk for heart disease. Research suggests that beverages high in saturated fat and ...

For most of us, the routine is the same. Once a year, we do a blood test. A panel comes back with thirty or forty numbers. The doctor circles two of them, or the ...

Heart disease isn’t just a “man’s problem”. Men and women’s bodies handle fats differently in midlife. What are the ...

It turns out the story has a third character: a little-known, rarely tested type of cholesterol that can account for around a ...

A Victorian hospital is about to begin world-first human trials of a potential breakthrough in treating high cholesterol.