This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Increasing HDL cholesterol can involve lifestyle or dietary adjustments, such as incorporating healthy fats like olive oil and oily fish into the diet. Regular physical activity, including both ...

HDL is short for high-density lipoprotein. Each bit of HDL cholesterol is a microscopic blob that consists of a rim of lipoprotein surrounding a cholesterol center. The HDL cholesterol particle is ...

High levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) promote atherosclerosis by delivering cholesterol in an unregulated manner to artery-wall macrophages, a key step in atherosclerotic vascular disease. In ...