Tag: Cholesterol

Losing just 5% of your belly fat may transform your blood sugar and cholesterol

A small dent in deep belly fat was linked to sharply better cholesterol and blood sugar odds.

An egg a day and your cholesterol: it’s the saturated fat, not the yolk

New research is settling one of America's longest running food fights.

Scientists may have found why statins cause muscle pain, and how to prevent it

A McMaster study identifies the metabolic-immune loop behind statin myopathy, and how to block it.

One food, 108 trials: what garlic moved on blood pressure and cholesterol

The largest garlic review yet pooled 108 randomized trials on more than 7,000 adults.

How eating avocado every day affects your LDL cholesterol and heart risk

One avocado a day cut a key heart disease marker in 786 adults over six months.

What your LDL-to-HDL cholesterol ratio reveals about your heart risk

One number on your lipid panel may tell a sharper story than LDL alone.