Cholesterol and Heart Disease
Learn how LDL cholesterol can clog arteries, leading to plaque buildup, atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, coronary artery disease, and even heart attack.
Evaluating Your Cholesterol
The first step in finding out if you have high LDL cholesterol and need to be placed on statins is to get tested at a doctor’s office.
Should You Fast Before a Lipid Test?
Do you really need to fast before a cholesterol blood test?
How Plaque Buildup Can Cause Heart Attacks
Learn how fatty deposits and cholesterol can build up in the heart and form a blood clot, causing atherosclerosis and even a heart attack.
Lowering LDL Cholesterol to Reduce Risk for
Heart Disease and Heart Attack
Evidence shows that when it comes to high cholesterol, specifically LDL cholesterol, lower is better for heart health and reducing your risk of coronary artery disease. This is where taking a statin can help.
Heart Disease and Heart Attack
Triglycerides and Relationship to Heart Health
Lowering triglycerides can make your heart healthy.
Risk Assessment for Heart Attack
Have you ever been confused about cardiovascular study findings? Learn how to assess your risk for a heart attack.
Risk Factors for Heart Disease Beyond Your Control
Knowing the risk factors for heart disease and coronary artery disease you can’t change, like family history, can inspire you to change the ones you can.
Risk Factors for Heart Disease that Can Be Changed
Learn these tips on how to adjust your lifestyle in ways that may better your heart health and prevent heart disease and heart attack.
Sugar: Heart Health and Obesity
Sugar is dangerous for your heart health and can lead to obesity. But the damage is reversible.
Alcohol and Heart Health
Research findings suggest that small amounts of alcohol "may" be good for the heart. Other research suggests otherwise. Learn about the research so you can make the right choice for you.
Heart Health and HDL Cholesterol
Low levels of HDL are linked with an increased risk for coronary artery disease, heart disease, and heart attacks. Here are some steps to follow that can boost your HDL.
Emerging Risk Factors for Heart Disease
Learn about the latest emerging risk factors that can predict stroke, heart attack, and coronary artery disease.
Your Cholesterol-Lowering Action Plan
Here are some foods, including those that are high in fiber, that can help improve HDL cholesterol and reduce high cholesterol and LDL cholesterol. No, it’s not a diet—healthy eating is part of a lifestyle that improves heart health.
Making Lifestyle Changes to Reduce Risk of
Heart Disease
Learn how to make the most of diet and physical activity to lower your risk of heart disease and heart attack, and better your heart health.
Heart Disease
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Provide Protection Against
Heart Disease
Here's what you need to know about adding omega-3s to your diet and how it affects heart health.
Heart Disease
Fiber: Benefits of Dietary Fiber for Cholesterol
Control
Adding fiber to your diet may be good for your overall cholesterol and may reduce LDL cholesterol, so try to eat foods high in these nutrients every day.Fiber: Benefits of Dietary Fiber for Cholesterol Control
Adding fiber to your diet may be good for your overall cholesterol and may reduce LDL cholesterol, so try to eat foods high in these nutrients every day.
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Varying the DASH Diet
A recent study recommends varying the DASH diet with other nutrients such as full-fat dairy, pork, protein, and saturated fats for further improvements in heart health.
Eggs: Health Benefits
Recent research exonerates eggs, suggesting they may even be good for your heart.
Plant Stanols and Sterols for Cholesterol Control
What are plant sterols and stanols? Learn about how they can help control high cholesterol and LDL cholesterol.
Statins for Lowering Cholesterol and Primary
Prevention of Heart Disease
Here's the lowdown on statins, the most effective drug for lowering high cholesterol (like bad LDL cholesterol) and reducing symptoms of coronary artery disease while also having few side effects.
Prevention of Heart Disease
The Dangers of Cholesterol Supplements
Supplements for reducing high cholesterol don’t work very well. Even worse, they could be dangerous and can have unwanted side effects.
Deciding if a Statin is Right Treatment to Reduce
Your Risk for Heart Disease
Find out if using statins to lower your LDL cholesterol and reduce your risk of heart disease and heart attack is right for you.
Your Risk for Heart Disease
Comparing Statins
Learn which type of statin is best your heart health in treating high cholesterol and other heart disease symptoms.
Safety of Statins
Statins are really good at lowering cholesterol and reducing heart disease symptoms. But are they safe?
Statins as a Secondary Prevention for Heart Disease
and Other Diseases
Statins are really good at treating people with high cholesterol and have other benefits as well, including reducing symptoms of coronary artery disease.
and Other Diseases
Statins as Primary Prevention for Heart
Disease for Older Adults
Learn the latest about the pros and cons of using statins to prevent heart disease and heart attack for people over 75.
Disease for Older Adults
Non-Statin Medications that Aid with Cholesterol
Control
Find out which medications besides statins might help lower LDL cholesterol and learn of their potential side effects.
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Medication for High Triglycerides and Low HDL
Cholesterol
When lifestyle measures or the use of statins don’t correct triglycerides or HDL cholesterol, your doctor may recommend another medication.
Cholesterol