A leading cardiologist explains why HDL (good cholesterol) matters most for heart health, dismisses pills, and reveals five ...

They can go far towards improving your heart health.

Despite its nickname as the “good cholesterol” because of its cardiovascular benefits, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol was linked to as much as a 42% increased risk for dementia in older ...

Most of the time, you want your cholesterol to be low—ideally less than 150 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL). But as you likely know if you’ve had your levels tested, the results aren’t quite that ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I’m 80 years old. My doctor ordered a fasting blood test, which showed that my LDL cholesterol is 119 mg/dL; my HDL is 68 mg/dL; my cholesterol/HDL ratio is 3-to-1; my total ...

HDL, the so-called good cholesterol, appears to influence treatment decisions around statin therapy, according to an analysis in JACC: Advances. Compared with people who have normal HDL-cholesterol ...