The test can help assess your lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease. That, along with earlier treatment for high cholesterol, is part of new doctors' guidelines.

As with any disease, it’s pretty obvious that preventing heart disease is important. But why? What are the health ramifications of it? Well, they're pretty serious ones—including mortality—and affect ...

The latest cholesterol guidelines include three new screening tests: coronary artery calcium, lipoprotein (a), and apolipoprotein B.

If you are concerned about your risk of developing cardiovascular disease, you’ll usually get a specific blood test to look at your cholesterol levels to see where things stand. At least, that’s how ...

Officer is not alone. As women enter menopause, cholestrol levels jump—by an average of 10-15%, or about 10 to 20 milligrams per deciliter. (A healthy adult cholesterol range is 125-200 milligrams per ...

New research suggests that everyone should have their lipoprotein(a) levels tested—but what is that?

In the intricate symphony of your body’s functions, cholesterol plays a crucial role. This waxy substance, essential for building cells and producing hormones, hums along quietly in the background — ...

To fast or not to fast? That is the question many people ask before a cholesterol test. Patients used to be routinely instructed not to eat for at least eight hours before the screening, and some ...

Chances are, your cholesterol isn’t something you think too much about. When it comes to your health, your thoughts may already be preoccupied with figuring out more ways to get protein, how to get ...

September is National Cholesterol Education Month and is the perfect time to find out your cholesterol levels and take steps to prevent or reduce high cholesterol. High cholesterol is a significant ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. High cholesterol is defined as having a total cholesterol number of 240 mg/dL or above. Someone has borderline cholesterol, ...

Despite having the potential to cause irreversible damage, high cholesterol can sneak up undetected. Here's what to know.