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    Dietary cholesterol: Does an egg a day bring the doctor today?

    By Dr. Kang Health Expert
    It seems that nowadays all the attention concerning diet and heart disease risk centers around the consumption of fat and their effects on cholesterol levels. We know that saturated and trans fats are bad while unsaturated fats can be good for your cholesterol. Whatever happened to the relationship between eating cholesterol and your blood cholesterol level? Doesn’t it seem logical that the more cholesterol you eat, the higher your blood level will be and therefore the higher your risk of... Read more »
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    ...(AHA). Worse yet, 17 percent of Americans have a blood cholesterol level over 240, which puts... Read more »

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    Keep Your Heart in Tick Tock Shape
    By Heather Reese , Health Expert

    ...(AHA). Worse yet, 17 percent of Americans have a blood cholesterol level over 240, which puts... Read more »

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    Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid (PUFA) - The Fatty Acids that Help Prevent High Blood Pressure
    By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

    ...fats in as much the former tends to increase blood cholesterol levels while the latter, the... Read more »

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    Lower Cholesterol: Butter versus Margarine
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    ...than tub butter.  Saturated fat leads to increased cholesterol levels.   Margarine is made of... Read more »

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    The Skinny on Dietary Fats
    By Heather Reese , Health Expert

    ...the single largest dietary factor in your body’s cholesterol levels. I will explain how fat... Read more »

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    Keep Your Heart in Tick Tock Shape
    ...statistics from the American Heart Association (AHA). Worse yet, 17 percent of Americans have a blood cholesterol level over 240, which puts them at high risk for heart attack and stroke. These... Read more »
    Low Cholesterol Diet: How to Cut Out the Fat
    ...limiting dietary cholesterol, some researchers assert that dietary fat is a larger factor in your body’s cholesterol levels because it can increase your total cholesterol and LDL levels. There... Read more »
    The Skinny on Dietary Fats
    ...of fuel. Dietary Fat and Cholesterol Fat is the single largest dietary factor in your body’s cholesterol levels. I will explain how fat affects cholesterol levels in more detail below. But... Read more »
    The Skinny on Dietary Fats
    ...of fuel. Dietary Fat and Cholesterol Fat is the single largest dietary factor in your body’s cholesterol levels. I will explain how fat affects cholesterol levels in more detail below. But... Read more »
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    If your cholesterol is too high, it's time to take action. Lowering your total cholesterol levels can reduce your chance of suffering a heart attack or stroke, or dying of heart disease. If you... Read more »

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