Advanced the 4955 into drug development, which is a compound that targets Apolipoprotein B and could decrease and manage high cholesterol into drug development.

Being overweight may increase triglycerides and decrease HDL, or good cholesterol.

Some evidence shows that lecithin decreases cholesterol in healthy people, but not in people who have high cholesterol.

Eating three bowls of oatmeal (28 gram servings) daily can decrease total cholesterol by about 5 mg/dL.

Studies have shown that in middle-aged women and even in sedentary elderly women, replacement therapy decreases harmful cholesterol and raises protective cholesterol.

Breakfast cereal containing blond psyllium can decrease total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol by 5% and 9%, respectively.

Taking coenzyme Q-does not seem to decrease high cholesterol or triglycerides.

Recent studies have pushed this view further, suggesting it is necessary to decrease blood pressure and cholesterol to levels well below those previously considered normal.

Some research shows that taking chitosan does not seem to significantly decrease total cholesterol or "bad" low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in people with high cholesterol.

Statins decrease cholesterol in children with hypercholesterolemia but no studies as of 2010 show improved clinical outcomes and diet is the mainstay of therapy in childhood.