Regulating cholesterol levels is crucial for heart health. There are two types of cholesterol (we’ll explain the difference between “good” and “bad” shortly), and if you have too much of the kind that ...

High-density lipoprotein (HDL), also known as the good cholesterol, is essential for eliminating low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and excess cholesterol from the bloodstream and transferring them to the ...

Klein is a contributor for TIME. Klein is a contributor for TIME. Most of the time, you want your cholesterol to be low—ideally less than 150 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL). But as you likely know ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I’m 80 years old. My doctor ordered a fasting blood test, which showed that my LDL cholesterol is 119 mg/dL; my HDL is 68 mg/dL; my cholesterol/HDL ratio is 3-to-1; my total ...

Research shows that people who have diets high in fruits and vegetables have higher HDL cholesterol levels and a better total ...

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 ...