Many people believe that high cholesterol is the main cause of heart disease. While high cholesterol is an important risk factor, it is not the only one. In fact, some people with normal cholesterol ...

Most people assume that a normal cholesterol test or lipid profile means their heart is in the clear. However, experts warn that cholesterol levels alone do not tell the whole story when it comes to ...

A standard cholesterol panel doesn’t tell the whole story. It measures total cholesterol, LDL (“bad” cholesterol), HDL (“good” cholesterol) and triglycerides. That gives a general idea of how much ...

Women with prepregnancy biomarkers for lipids in the higher end of the “normal” range faced higher odds of developing hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, according to a study published in JAMA ...

Rising heart attacks in lean individuals highlight limits of routine cholesterol tests Heart health depends on multiple lipids like Lp(a), triglycerides, and small dense LDL Lean Indians face high ...

For decades doctors have been telling their patients that high levels of HDL, otherwise known as “good cholesterol,” could protect them from heart disease. But a new study suggests that having a lot ...

In several high-income countries including England and the USA, adults over 40 years old with obesity now have blood pressure and unhealthy cholesterol levels approaching, or healthier than, people ...