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Statins are considered safe and effective, but they may not be right for everyone to lower cholesterol.

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To lower cholesterol, it's important to eat more foods high in fiber and cut out unhealthy fats from your diet. Here's how to ...

Eating one to two apples daily may help lower total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels. The cholesterol-lowering benefits of apples come from their soluble fiber ...

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High cholesterol can be dangerous to your health because it reduces blood flow and increases the risk of heart attack and ...

Being told that you have elevated cholesterol can feel like a letdown on an otherwise good bill of health. But you aren’t alone—according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ...