Navigating the world of nutrition can feel like trying to find your way through a maze of myths and misconceptions. Before ...

When consumed in large quantities, soybean oil may also contribute to the accumulation of fat in the liver, a condition known ...

High cholesterol is a leading risk factor for heart disease During winter the condition can become more prevalent A cardiologist explains why it happens encouraging more frequent cholesterol screening ...

There are a lot of different elements that people believe are not good and should be avoided completely like cholesterol and fats. But what people do not understand is that these are also necessary ...

Anyone, ranging from young adults to the elderly, can be at risk of developing small, dense LDL particles. It appears that the development of small, dense LDL can be inherited. Additionally, lifestyle ...

In general, a high cholesterol score — generally a score of ≥190 milligrams per deciliter of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) — alongside a zero CAC score indicates a low risk of ...

You want to have more "good" HDL cholesterol than the "bad" LDL and VLDL types. That way HDL can grab up the "bad" types in your bloodstream, carry them back to your liver, and help get them ...

Interconversion between lipid-free apolipoprotein AI, discoid lipid-poor pre-β-HDL, spherical small, dense HDL3, and large, light HDL2 mediated by lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase ...

Your body makes cholesterol naturally through the liver and other organs. The foods you eat also may contain cholesterol. What your doctor advises on cholesterol levels may depend on many factors ...

To overcome the inaccuracy of the Friedewald equation in calculating LDL-C when the triglycerides are elevated, measuring non-high-density lipoprotein (non-HDL-C) may provide a better means to ...

You will often hear doctors and dietitians talk about two different “types” of cholesterol — low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (so-called “bad” cholesterol), and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) ...