Plus, how often you should get your levels checked.

Doctors might be using the wrong blood test to assess a person’s risk for clogged arteries, a new study argues. A routine ...

Monitoring your cholesterol levels is one thing you can do to keep your heart healthy and stave off your risk of heart ...

You’ve likely heard plenty about LDL (“bad”) and HDL (“good”) cholesterol. But there’s another heart-health marker worth knowing: ApoB. This lesser-known blood test can offer a more accurate picture ...

As with any disease, it’s pretty obvious that preventing heart disease is important. But why? What are the health ramifications of it? Well, they're pretty serious ones—including mortality—and affect ...

To fast or not to fast? That is the question many people ask before a cholesterol test. Patients used to be routinely instructed not to eat for at least eight hours before the screening, and some ...

If you're limited on time, is it worth prioritizing diet over exercise?

WASHINGTON — New and aggressive preventative screening guidance aims to identify and treat cholesterol risks well before it could lead to heart disease. The new guidance was released Friday by the ...

Boosting HDL or "good" cholesterol was thought to reduce heart risk. However, recent research suggests that very high levels can have the opposite effect.

A simple blood test called apoB may give a clearer picture of heart disease risk than cholesterol levels alone.