Comments (1) | Post a CommentWhat's the Story on Low-fat Diets?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, May 19, 2006, 4:37 pm PDTFront page headlines in the Baltimore paper - and many others nationwide, I expect - screamed that low-fat diets do not help to prevent heart attacks (or breast or colon cancer) in postmenopausal women. We need…Read More
Eat Soy for the Right Reasons
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Apr 25, 2006, 10:47 am PDTIn 1999 the FDA allowed food manufacturers to claim that soy products might lower the risk of coronary heart disease. The American Heart Association (AHA) added its endorsement the following year. These…Read More
Cholesterol-Lowering Margarines: Be Cautious
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Nov 22, 2005, 8:22 am PSTI urge my patients to be cautious about using cholesterol-lowering margarines such as Benecol and Take Control. These cholesterol-lowering margarines contain plant sterols or stanols, which resemble cholesterol…Read More
Experts Disagree on LDL Cholesterol
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, Mar 23, 2006, 8:36 am PSTBy now you should have heard from your doctor about your total and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels and whether they are normal or high. Soon you’ll be hearing some new terms to describe the…Read More
Are All Statins the Same?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Mon, Jan 23, 2006, 8:32 am PSTYou’ve just been told your cholesterol is too high and your doctor is recommending you begin treatment with a statin to lower it. With at least five statin drugs to choose from, how do you and your doctor…Read More
Ezetimibe: Lowering Cholesterol Absoprtion
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Dec 27, 2005, 4:01 pm PST“I read about a new drug that lowers blood cholesterol levels by preventing cholesterol absorption from the intestine. Since I already follow a very low cholesterol diet, would this drug work for me?”Yes,…Read More
Cholox: The Facts
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Sun, Dec 18, 2005, 11:56 am PSTMy local newspaper, the Baltimore Sun, recently published a half-page advertisement for a product called Cholox. The ad, headlined “FDA approves natural drug-free cholesterol reduction,” contains a number…Read More
Lower LDL Target for People with Stable Coronary Disease
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Mon, Oct 24, 2005, 1:51 pm PDTI have followed the present recommendations for treating low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. Targets in the current guidelines are as follows: LDL cholesterol less than 100 mg/dL for those with stable…Read More
How Can You Raise Your Low HDL Cholesterol?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Oct 11, 2005, 11:03 am PDTMany population studies have shown that a low level of high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is a substantial risk for coronary heart disease. But it is difficult to raise your HDL cholesterol level…Read More
One-a-Day Vitamin for Heart, Part 2
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Mon, Aug 22, 2005, 12:46 pm PDTA new multivitamin, One-A-Day Cholesterol Plus, is touted for heart health because it contains folic acid and policosanol. Folic acid, which may prevent cardiovascular disease by lowering blood levels of…Read More
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