Though you may know the difference between bad cholesterol and good cholesterol, you may not know that your triglycerides, a type of fat found in your blood, are equally important to your heart health ...

If you want to maintain healthy cholesterol levels, the first step is knowing your numbers and what they actually mean—but at first glance, that can be confusing. A total cholesterol level of 200 ...

When it comes to thinking about lipids and heart health, cholesterol often comes to mind. Along with age, blood pressure, and underlying conditions, cholesterol - a fat that circulates in the ...

High-flavanol cocoa and dark chocolate with at least 70% cocoa solids may help lower blood pressure, cholesterol, and triglycerides. Typical hot chocolate products may not offer the same heart ...

High triglycerides, widely known as an enemy of the aging heart, may not be as threatening to older adults' brains, new research suggests. The study, of over 80,000 older adults, found those with ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - One in five Americans has high levels of blood fats called triglycerides that raise the risk of heart attacks, yet few people take drugs or other steps to control them, U.S.

Q: My triglyceride level is over 4,000. I was told this is high. What are normal levels and is there anything I can do to lower them? Also, what exactly does this mean for my overall well-being? A: ...

If you’re diagnosed with high cholesterol, will you need to start taking a statin or other medication? Not always. High cholesterol can affect your cardiac risk, or the chance that you’ll develop ...

Triglycerides, sometimes called lipids, are the most common type of fat in the body. They’re often lumped in with cholesterol because both high cholesterol and high triglycerides can raise the risk of ...

Stroke can have many causes. An atherothrombotic stroke is caused by a clot that forms from plaques that build up within blood vessels in the brain. A new study suggests that people who have this type ...