What foods should I avoid before a cholesterol test? Cardiologist reveals what to eat the night before, whether you need to fast and which foods impact results.

Understanding your cholesterol test results in plain English Your doctor hands you a cholesterol report filled with ...

The test for LDL is used to predict your risk of developing heart disease. Of all the forms of cholesterol in the blood, the LDL cholesterol is considered the most important form in determining risk ...

Cholesterol is a form of fat we need. It helps make the outer membranes of our bodies' cells stable. But for decades, doctors have known that people with high total cholesterol levels are more likely ...

There’s a good reason why high cholesterol is known as a “silent killer”. In most cases it has no symptoms but potentially ...

Organized by nine laboratories on five continents, the study by some members of the Global Diagnostics Network, a Quest Diagnostics (DGX)-led strategic working group, is the largest to evaluate ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA—For patients already receiving statins, inflammation is more tightly linked than LDL cholesterol to future adverse events, a new meta-analysis shows. The association between ...

A short-term oat-based diet appears to be surprisingly effective at reducing the cholesterol level. This is indicated by a ...

One in four patients who present with elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels have no documented use of statin therapy, according to a study published April 16 in Epic Research. Here are ...