These cholesterol level charts will show you what's normal for every age and gender. Plus, a few tips for staying within a healthy range.

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 ...

You might already know that some biomarkers, like blood pressure, naturally shift as you age. You may even be aware that older people tend to need to get up more often at night to pee ― that too has ...

Experts previously advised limiting egg consumption, believing that dietary cholesterol would elevate blood cholesterol levels. Based on newer research, consuming eggs (generally, up to one egg a day) ...

Following a mainly plant-based diet can help lower cholesterol levels. Here is a list of cholesterol-lowering foods.

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 ...

Talk to your doctor about getting your lipoprotein(a) levels tested. Sandra Revill Tremulis was a healthy 39-year-old who taught fitness classes and had recently run a marathon when extreme fatigue ...

Despite its nickname as the “good cholesterol” because of its cardiovascular benefits, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol was linked to as much as a 42% increased risk for dementia in older ...