Hone Health reports that chronic inflammation is a key factor in heart disease risk often overlooked in standard health ...

A 47-year-old premenopausal female, with no past history of hyperlipidemia, hypertension, or diabetes was admitted with an evolving inferior myocardial infarction complicated by ventricular ...

The ability of niacin to influence LDL-P is under active investigation and it appears that the beneficial effects of niacin extend beyond the traditional evaluation of the 'lipid profile.' Taken ...

This column is the first in a series about risk factors for atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), the cause of several health problems, including heart attacks — the number one cause of death ...

A new randomized controlled trial found that eating two eggs per day may help lower LDL (bad) cholesterol. The study compared three diets to isolate the effects of dietary cholesterol and saturated ...

This article was originally featured on Knowable Magazine. When C. Michael Gibson of Boston saw his doctor in the spring of 2023, the blood test results were confusing. His cholesterol levels were ...

Pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β) are produced in large quantities locally in the joints and subsequently enter the bloodstream. TNF-α and IL-6 may promote LDL metabolism by ...

There are obvious cholesterol-raising culprits like butter, fried foods and ice cream. Some foods, like unfiltered coffee and ghee, have similar effects but are a little less obvious. Limiting these ...

You expect certain hormone-driven symptoms in your 40s and 50s. Hot flashes, mood swings, a lack of sex drive. But high cholesterol? That one tends to fly under the ...

Researchers suggest that saturated fat may be the real cholesterol culprit. Reviewed by Dietitian Jessica Ball, M.S., RD A new randomized controlled trial found that eating two eggs per day may help ...