Healthy adults should have their cholesterol levels checked regularly with blood test called a lipid profile. Knowing these numbers can help you understand your risk of heart disease and stroke, ...

There are two main types of cholesterol in the body: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. HDL is often called the “good” cholesterol because it ...

Observationally, low levels of HDL cholesterol are consistently associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes. Therefore, plasma HDL cholesterol increasing has been suggested as a novel ...

Doctors and drug companies don’t like to report negative results, but when it comes to medications that raise HDL, or good cholesterol levels, they’re getting used it. In a presentation at the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio-- HDL, long known as "good" cholesterol for its tendency to help prevent the buildup of artery-clogging plaque, has a Jekyll and Hyde tendency to turn bad and cause damage that can ...

As I have mentioned to you in previous articles, the actual cholesterol level itself is not the most important risk factor for determining cardiovascular disease potential. It is the ratio between the ...

All cholesterol is not equal. It comes in healthy and unhealthy forms, and doctors have long advised people to cut back on the bad cholesterol, LDL, found in red meats and fried foods. The good kind, ...

So-called good cholesterol might not always be a good thing. A new study finds that at least among middle-aged women, a high HDL reading may not protect them from heart disease. Cholesterol readings ...

“Good” and “bad” cholesterol: These well-known characters have long starred in the saga of heart health. But in a major plot twist, “good” cholesterol, it turns out, is not always so good. In the last ...