High Cholesterol
Hypercholesterolemia is the presence of high levels of cholesterol in the blood. A number of lifestyle changes are recommended in those with high cholesterol including: smoking cessation, limiting alcohol consumption, physical activity, maintaining a healthy weight, and a diet low in saturated fats.
High Cholesterol Stories
Did you know there are ways to lower your cholesterol? How often should you get it tested? We've got all the answers.
Avocado is more than just a delicious fruit to use in salads and dips for your tortilla chips.
Are you following your doctor’s dietary advice? If you are cheating, your urine will give you away.
Eating chocolate may prevent diabetes, and protects against these other 3 health conditions.
Many poor people around the world have to choose between money and adequate nutrition, which one UN expert has called a "human rights" issue. Meanwhile in the United States, people across all income brackets eat fast food.
Not that any of us needed any more motivation to eat and love chocolate, researchers have found more evidence supporting its cardiovascular benefits.
Watercress, the "healing herb," can alleviate these 6 health conditions, from high blood pressure to diabetes.
The United States moved on Wednesday to cut the amount of salt in packaged and restaurant food in a bid to reduce the number of heart attacks and strokes linked to consuming too much sodium.
Cigna Corp signed deals that will pay the makers of Repatha and Praluent, two powerful but pricey cholesterol lowering treatments, based on how well their customers respond to the medicines, the health insurer said on Wednesday.
Heart disease death rates vary greatly depending on the county Americans live in.
Tweaked cholesterol drugs hold promise in boosting the effectiveness of new immunotherapy drugs.
New research has found no link between insomnia and cholesterol levels unless the patient is taking sleeping pills.