Fast food restaurants could hand out free cholesterol-busting statin drugs with their burgers and fries so customers can offset the heart disease risks caused by the food, researchers said.

A 20-year study has found that young people with even modestly elevated cholesterol levels are more likely to develop coronary artery calcium and atherosclerosis later in life.

Commercial tests to evaluate cholesterol levels were not as accurate as results from well-established techniques, a recent research has revealed.

The

Those with decreased LDL cholesterol levels can count on an increased life expectancy, according to a new study.

The University of Minnesota research

Researchers say that circulation of cholesterol is regulated in the brain by the hunger-signaling hormone ghrelin. The finding points to a new potential

The so-called “good” cholesterol, or HDL is not always a good thing, at least for a certain group of patients, says a new study.

It is widely

Two senior doctors have called for a ban on trans fats from all foods in the UK, claiming that prohibition on the trans fatty acids would prevent thousands of heart attacks and deaths every year.

A new research has revealed that replacing saturated fat with polyunsaturated fatty acids is good for the heart.

The study has appeared in PLoS Medicine.

Over 60 per cent of Canadians are classified as overweight or obese. This epidemic is a concern for experts around the world.

One of the major problems

By considering molecular-level events on a broader scale, researchers now have a clearer, if more complicated, picture of how one class of immune cells goes wrong when loaded with cholesterol.