Cholesterol Management News & Features

How lifestyle changes like diet and exercise help one woman manage high cholesterol.

High cholesterol is common, but it’s not well-understood. An expert tells you more about common misconceptions and misunderstandings about this condition.

While statins are still the standard in cholesterol treatment, new medicines offer more options than ever. Learn how they can help bring your levels down.

Researchers are looking at how lower-carb diets like paleo might affect your cholesterol.

Some people report side effects like brain fog and memory loss with this drug designed to lower cholesterol. Here’s what the research says.

Cutting down on the number of prescriptions may help in reducing drug reactions and hospitalizations, but in elderly patients with heart problems, eliminating cholesterol-lowering statins could far outweigh the benefits.

A plant-based diet might help bring your cholesterol numbers down, along with your chances of heart disease.

If you have high cholesterol, you might consider starting a workout program. Find out how yoga can be your secret weapon in lowering your cholesterol levels and how you can add it to your daily routine.

If you think you don’t need to pay attention to your cholesterol numbers until you’re older, think again. Your heart health may be at stake.

Of the 12% of respondents who identified as LGB, less than 21% were taking statins for primary prevention, compared with nearly 44% of non-LGB adults.

Living a heart-healthy lifestyle doesn’t have to be boring or tasteless. Jenny Petz shares the small tweaks that let her beat her cholesterol numbers while enjoying life -- and her favorite foods -- to the fullest.

An expert shares new discoveries that are changing the lives of people with high cholesterol for the better.

Endocrinologist Robert Eckel discusses the importance of knowing your cholesterol numbers, why some types are “bad,” and what you can do to keep your cholesterol under control.

If you have high cholesterol, how do you manage it instead of letting it manage you? Get some strategy tips from someone who does it every day.

You know you should manage your cholesterol, but a busy lifestyle can make that tough to do. A health care provider offers insight on some common obstacles to controlling your cholesterol, as well as ways to break through them.

Statins are the most popular type of cholesterol-lowering drug in the United States, prescribed to more than 35 million people.

75 or Older? Statins Can Benefit Your Heart By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, July 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults with healthy hearts probably would benefit from taking a cholesterol-lowering statin, a new study contends.People 75 and older who were free of heart disease and prescribed a statin wound up with a 25% lower risk of death from any cause and a 20% lower risk of heart-related death, researchers reported July 7 in the Journal of the American Medical Association."Based on these data, age is not a reason to not prescribe statins," said lead

Nexletol is a daily pill approved for people with a genetic predisposition for high cholesterol and for heart disease patients who need to further reduce their bad cholesterol.

The study couldn't prove cause and effect, but it found that statins, taken alone or with metformin, did seem associated with an increase in survival.

The new global study involved data on more than 400,000 people from 38 different trials. Their health was tracked for an average of more than 13 years, but some were followed for up to 43 years.

While the AHA comes out in favor of prescription fish oil supplements, it does not do the same for over-the-counter supplements.

Patients are 16% more likely to have a heart-related health crisis if their PCSK9 prescription is rejected than if it is covered and filled for a year, according to researchers.

Experts say doctors need to come up with better ways to talk with patients about statins and the drugs' perceived side effects, especially if the person has stopped taking them.

Red yeast rice supplements are made by mixing fermented steamed rice with food fungus. It's commonly used as an alternative to statins to lower high cholesterol.

As Americans have embraced low-carb diets, many have turned to eggs as a reliable protein source. According to industry data, the average American will eat more eggs in 2019 than any time for the past 20 years.