Cholesterol

Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015: Cholesterol risk downgraded

A warning against eating foods high in cholesterol is no longer included in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, representing a…

10 years ago

Statins may have fewer side-effects than claimed

Cholesterol-lowering drugs statins may have fewer side-effects than claimed, researchers say. Researchers’ review of 83,880 patients, published in the European…

11 years ago

New guidelines on taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs

According to new guidelines, a third of all adult Americans should consider taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs. The first such new…

11 years ago

Heart disease risk from saturated fat is a myth, says cardiologist Aseem Malhotra

According to British cardiologist Aseem Malhotra, the risk from saturated fat in foods such as butter, cakes and fatty meat…

11 years ago