Seniors whose cholesterol levels spike and plummet year-to-year could be at increased risk of dementia and failing brain health, a new study suggests. Those whose cholesterol fluctuated the most had a ...

July 21 (UPI) --A new egg study has produced sunny-side-up results for the oft-maligned breakfast staple. Eggs are commonly thought to increase the risk of heart disease by raising people's ...

High levels of "good" cholesterol in the blood may be associated with an increased risk of dementia, a new study suggests. However, experts are divided on the extent to which this data supports a ...

High Cholesterol Risks: People often think of cholesterol as a bad thing. Let's explain when it's good and when it starts to ...

The study confirmed that statins and PCSK9 inhibitors are both very effective at lowering cholesterol. By reducing harmful cholesterol levels, these drugs can significantly lower the risk of heart ...

But a new study suggests these foods may help with weight management in more ways than one. Researchers at the University of Newcastle in Australia found that adults who ate more foods estimated to be ...

Almost 25 million adults in the U.S. have high cholesterol, which puts them at a higher risk for a heart attack or stroke in ...

Older adults whose cholesterol changes over time may be more likely to develop dementia than people whose cholesterol is stable, regardless of the actual cholesterol level, according to a new study.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, between 2015 and 2018, almost 12% of U.S. adults ages 20 and up had high total cholesterol, defined as above 240 mg/dL. The type that ...

People who ate two eggs a day experienced reductions in their "bad" LDL cholesterol levels, as long as the rest of their diet remained low in saturated fat, researchers reported. Photo by Jane T ...