Cholesterol: Prevention
Should I take statins for high cholesterol?
07/20/06, HealthwiseCholesterol is a type of fat. Your body needs it for many things, such as making new cells. But too much cholesterol in your blood increases your chances of heart attack and stroke.
Nuts and your heart: Eating nuts for heart health
02/09/07, MayoClinic.comLearn how walnuts, almonds and other nuts help lower cholesterol and improve heart health.
Trans fat: Avoid this cholesterol double whammy
12/21/06, MayoClinic.comTrans fat raises "bad" (LDL) cholesterol and lowers "good" (HDL) cholesterol. Learn more.
Cholesterol: The best foods to lower your cholesterol and protect your heart
05/10/06, MayoClinic.comHigh cholesterol: Discover the best foods to reduce your cholesterol.
Lecithin and Cholesterol
12/28/07, DrWeil.comClaims that lecithin can lower cholesterol are based on the fact that it contains polyunsaturated fatty acids. But, again, I've seen no evidence to…
Quiz: Your Heart-Health Nutrition Knowledge
09/13/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityThis heart-health quiz will give you an idea of how well you're keeping up with the latest heart-health diet information.
Finding the Trans Fats
09/11/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityTrans fats are the unhealthiest kind of fat because they raise LDL cholesterol and lower protective HDL cholesterol.
Lifelong Low LDL Cholesterol: Are You Off the Hook?
09/10/07, Johns Hopkins UniversitySome people are fortunate enough to have an uncommon genetic variant that speeds the removal of harmful low-density lipoprotein (LDL) from the blood.
Low-Carb vs. Low-Fat Diets
09/09/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityWill the debate about the relative virtues of low-carbohydrate vs. low-fat diets for weight loss never end?
Lowering High Cholesterol
08/20/07, IntentBlogEven more important than the total cholesterol level is the relative and absolute amounts of LDL ("bad") and HDL ("good") components of cholesterol.
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