If you want to maintain healthy cholesterol levels, the first step is knowing your numbers and what they actually mean—but at first glance, that can be confusing. A total cholesterol level of 200 ...

High triglycerides, widely known as an enemy of the aging heart, may not be as threatening to older adults' brains, new research suggests. The study, of over 80,000 older adults, found those with ...

The significance of serum triglycerides in coronary-artery disease is reviewed elsewhere. 6 The present report is concerned with the striking frequency of hypertriglyceridemia in apparently healthy ...

Discussions about heart health often center around blood pressure and cholesterol, with factors like poor sleep, smoking, family history of heart disease, and chronic stress thrown in. However, ...

On the surface, this looked like an unusual case of heart attack. This 40-year-old patient of mine had a very desirable LDL ...

New Rochelle, NY, April 5, 2012—In most people, high blood levels of the fat known as triglycerides are an early warning sign of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome, but in people of African ...

Like cholesterol, triglycerides are a form of fat, or lipid — in fact, they're the most common form of fat in a person's body. After you eat, fat and calories that aren't immediately put to use by ...

Some foods, including fortified soy and fatty fish, may help lower your triglyceride levels. Diet plays a major role in the production of triglycerides in your body. Certain foods may even help lower ...

Indians face heart attacks even with normal cholesterol due to a unique lipid pattern, low HDL, high triglycerides, insulin ...