They Changed the Cholesterol Rules—And Almost No One Is Talking About It

New guidelines reveal a dangerous truth: heart disease starts earlier, risks run deeper, and millions are still relying on outdated advice.

Cholesterol testing should begin as early as age 10, new guidelines suggest. Credit: Fajrul Islam / Getty Images

Something just shifted in the world of health—and it should be front-page news.

New guidance from the American Heart Association and a coalition of top medical experts is quietly rewriting how we prevent heart disease. Not in small ways. In way…