Over the last three decades, differences in unhealthy cholesterol levels and blood pressure between older adults with obesity and those with a normal body mass index (BMI) have narrowed or disappeared ...

HDL, the so-called good cholesterol, appears to influence treatment decisions around statin therapy, according to an analysis in JACC: Advances. Compared with people who have normal HDL-cholesterol ...

Dr Vinayak Agrawal explains why looking at multiple lipids is necessary to determine the heart health of lean Indians. Here ...

A regular cholesterol test is useful, but it doesn't always capture the complete picture of heart disease risk.

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 ...