These cholesterol level charts will show you what's normal for every age and gender. Plus, a few tips for staying within a healthy range.

Regulating cholesterol levels is crucial for heart health. There are two types of cholesterol (we’ll explain the difference between “good” and “bad” shortly), and if you have too much of the kind that ...

If you have high cholesterol, there's a good chance your doctor has recommended statins to get your numbers back into a ...

HDL, the so-called good cholesterol, appears to influence treatment decisions around statin therapy, according to an analysis in JACC: Advances. Compared with people who have normal HDL-cholesterol ...

Talk to your doctor about getting your lipoprotein(a) levels tested. Sandra Revill Tremulis was a healthy 39-year-old who taught fitness classes and had recently run a marathon when extreme fatigue ...

While flour can affect your cholesterol and heart health, it’s largely based on the type of flour you consume. Refined flour can raise your cholesterol levels more than whole grain flour. Flour can ...

Eating about 2 ounces of pecans daily is linked to lower cholesterol in adults with or at risk for metabolic syndrome in a study. Considering a healthy snack between meals? A handful of pecans may be ...

Vitamin D helps your body absorb calcium, supports bone health, and lowers inflammation. Supplementing with vitamin D can lower LDL and total cholesterol, but doesn't affect HDL cholesterol. High ...

Trials of a new cholesterol-lowering pill have shown promising results for people with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH), a genetic disorder that leads to high levels of LDL ...

Despite its nickname as the “good cholesterol” because of its cardiovascular benefits, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol was linked to as much as a 42% increased risk for dementia in older ...