What really causes your blood fats to skyrocket? Groundbreaking discoveries have delivered surprising new answers.

Top cardiologists and dietitians warn that while genetics play a role, these specific dietary offenders are the primary drivers of arterial plaque and heart disease.

Eating mostly oats for just two days led to improved cholesterol levels and changes in gut bacteria linked to better ...

A short-term oat-based diet appears to be surprisingly effective at reducing the cholesterol level. This is indicated by a trial by the University of Bonn, which has now been published in Nature ...

My cholesterol has been on the rise for the past few years – and not just a slow creep. For most of my life, my LDL (often referred to as ‘bad’ cholesterol) was solidly under 120 mg/dl. Over the past ...

Swap saturated fats for unsaturated fats to help lower LDL cholesterol. Replace butter, coconut oil and lard with olive, ...

Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2006;3(6):290-291. A positive causal relationship between the concentration of LDL cholesterol and the future risk of cardiovascular events is one of the best-proven ...

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

Lower levels of "bad" LDL cholesterol could mean a lower risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, a new study says. People with low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, cholesterol levels lower than 70 mg/dl ...

They’re behind millions of deaths every year – but fatty build-ups in our arteries often slip by unseen. How can we spot them ...

Following a Mediterranean diet and making other simple lifestyle changes helped me improve my cardiovascular health.