By Kristen Fischer Eggs likely aren’t responsible for high cholesterol—but new research may have found the real culprit ...

Is cholesterol the problem? Or just a response to the body’s inflammation and infectious issues? Why do we need cholesterol? Is the cholesterol you eat the issue — or the type that your body makes?

When it comes to heart health, eating the right meals can add years to your life. So here’s a list of foods that lower ...

Experts previously advised limiting egg consumption, believing that dietary cholesterol would elevate blood cholesterol levels. Based on newer research, consuming eggs (generally, up to one egg a day) ...

When we hear about high cholesterol, most of us think about it causing heart attacks or strokes. And it scares us. According to the National Health Library, high cholesterol itself does not cause ...

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Coming under the category of sterols, cholesterol is a type of lipid. Fats, waxes, oils and hormones all fall under the category of lipids and so does the much dreaded term ‘cholesterol’, which is ...

Muscles play an integral part in regulating cholesterol levels, according to animal studies by Australian researchers - making muscles a prime target for future cholesterol-lowering drugs. The study ...

The hypothesis: cholesterol and lipoproteins like LDL are inherently good and necessary unless they become unbalanced either through genetics or lifestyle choices. From last week: It turns out that ...