Cholesterol Resource Center

Welcome to our Cholesterol Resource Center.

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For more information about cholesterol, see our Special Health Report on Managing Your Cholesterol.

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Ask the Harvard Doc

• Can LDL be too low?
• Do I need my liver function tested after I start a statin?
• Why I'm not prescribing statins for all my patients

• My statin is causing muscle pain. What should I do?

Treatment

• Studies support broader use of cholesterol-lowering statins
• PCSK9 inhibitors: a major advance in cholesterol-lowering drug therapy
• Combination of a cholesterol-lowering statin and ezetimibe lowers risk of a heart attack or stroke
• "Advanced" cholesterol testing, is it for you?
• A promising new treatment for high triglycerides
• Know your triglycerides

Diet

• The type of fat you eat matters!
• Rethinking Cholesterol
• 5 foods that fight high cholesterol
• 3 diet changes to help lower cholesterol levels
• How to lower your cholesterol without drugs
• Panel suggests that dietary guidelines stop warning about cholesterol in food
• Avocado a day keeps the cholesterol at bay
• Eggs and your health
• The truth about fats: the good, the bad, and the in-between

Take our Cholesterol Quiz

Video

For "bad" cholesterol, lower is better; dual drug therapy may help