The latest report from a massive trial to determine the health value of a low-fat diet comes to the unexciting conclusion that it is probably not bad for your heart.

Cholesterol has a sterol structure, a complex ring formation similar to that of cortisone. Cholesterol is stored in various tissues, but not much in fat cells. Cholesterol is used to synthesize steroid hormones and bile acids which aid ...

Did you know that your body actually needs cholesterol. You wouldn't think it with all the bad press that it actually gets. The truth is that there are two types of cholesterol in your body, good cholesterol also known as HDL ...

PhysOrg reported today on a new study from Iowa State University (ISU) that showed that male study subjects decreased their cholesterol by just under10% by eating three tablespoons of ...

Such an eating regimen had almost no effect on cholesterol levels, according to a report in the April issue of the American Journal of Clinical.

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Cholesterol is not a life-threatening toxin, but a medium-sized molecule that is really a building block for important parts of the body. Cholesterol is also the forerunner of important hormones such as the female sex hormone, ...

In the last decade, cholesterol has become a familiar word in many homes – Dad can't have bacon and eggs for breakfast because of the eggs' cholesterol, we buy low-cholesterol margarine to lower our risk of heart disease, ...

Most of us have been brainwashed into thinking that cholesterol is a harmful foreign substance that should be avoided at all costs. Is it really?

Levels of cholesterol and other fatty molecules in the blood may have an impact on mood and aggression, according to a new study. Studies have shown.