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Cholesterol

Science-backed resources on cholesterol and its effects on health.

Serum cholesterol
Healthy levels
Lowering cholesterol
Cholesterol myths
Diet tips
Nutrition
Exercise & fitness

What causes high cholesterol?
What to know about hyperlipidemia
The best ways to reduce cholesterol, and how long it takes
What are the effects of high cholesterol?

Cholesterol levels

What should my cholesterol level be at my age?
Where does cholesterol come from? A guide
Cholesterol: What is a healthy level?
How to maintain healthy HDL levels
Can my HDL be too high?
Triglyceride and cholesterol levels: What to know

Cholesterol types

What is good cholesterol and how can you increase it?
What is serum cholesterol?
What to know about VLDL cholesterol
All about small dense LDL cholesterol
LDL cholesterol: Causes, risk factors, and treatment
Dietary and blood cholesterols: What to know

Cholesterol tests

7 of the best at-home cholesterol tests for 2023
What can you eat the night before a cholesterol test?
Does Medicare cover cholesterol tests?
What do they measure in an HDL blood test?
What to know about LDL blood tests
What to expect in a cholesterol test
What to know about lipoprotein(a)
Should you fast before a cholesterol test?

Treatment

Natural ways to lower cholesterol without medication
Does exercise lower cholesterol?
The uses and risks of statins
What is the best time to take statins and why?
What are the pros and cons of statins?
Everything you need to know about coming off statins
Repatha (evolocumab)
Praluent injection (alirocumab)
Zetia (ezetimibe)
Nexletol (bempedoic acid)
Atorvastatin and cost
Rosuvastatin oral tablet

Diet & supplements

Foods high in cholesterol: What to know
Is butter good or bad for cholesterol?
Coffee and cholesterol: Risks, benefits, and more
Is shrimp high in cholesterol?
What meats and meat alternatives are low in cholesterol?
Should you take fish oil for cholesterol?
Alcohol and cholesterol: Negative impacts to consider
Do eggs raise cholesterol levels?
Vitamin D and cholesterol: What to know
Which drinks can help lower or control cholesterol levels?

Related conditions

How are liver function and cholesterol production linked?
What to know about pure hypercholesterolemia
What is the relationship between cholesterol and diabetes?
How are the thyroid and cholesterol related?
What to know about lipid disorders
What to know about atherosclerosis

More on cholesterol

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Neurodegeneration and cholesterol: What is the link?

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