DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am in my 30s and overweight, but I thought I was too young to worry about cholesterol. I just learned my cholesterol is high. I know diet and exercise are important. Do I need ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: I recently had an annual well check with my primary care doctor and was told I have high cholesterol. I know it runs in my family, but I'm 25 and thought I was eating well enough and ...

Cholesterol is a waxy substance in your blood. Your body needs cholesterol to build healthy cells. Having too much cholesterol can increase your risk of heart disease. When you have high cholesterol, ...

Om P. Ganda, MD, director, Lipid Clinic, Joslin Diabetes Center, discusses cholesterol and lipidemia as high risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), where diabetes itself is a risk factor for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Although lipid-lowering medications are generally well tolerated, rare complications can include ...

Egg yolks have long been blamed for causing high cholesterol. But mounting scientific evidence suggests they were never ...

About 40% of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who initially achieved a low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol target with lipid-lowering therapy failed to maintain it after ...