An analysis of previous studies has found that eating about a third of a cupful of nuts per day reduces people's levels of bad cholesterol and improves their blood fat profiles. But researchers caution that nuts have a high fat content, and thus people shouldn't eat more than this amount per day.
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You may have been told that you need to lower your LDL (bad) cholesterol levels, and increase your HDL (good) cholesterol levels. While... Read more »
This month we've been focusing on cholesterol, for National Cholesterol Education Month. So, it's a great time to think about how things... Read more »
If you've been diagnosed with high cholesterol, you may be worried about reducing your intake of high cholesterol foods. Studies... Read more »
Okay, you've just found out you have high cholesterol. Now what? Well, you need to know the breakdown of your "lipid panel" in order to... Read more »
Drugmaker Pfizer is reporting that a chewable form of its cholesterol drug Lipitor has been approved for children in the European Union. This form of... Read more »
Boston University researchers have found that chemicals found in food packaging, textile coating, and paper may affect people's cholesterol levels.... Read more »
According to a new study, women's cholesterol levels can fluctuate throughout their menstrual cycle because of changes in their levels of estrogen.... Read more »
Doctors say many people who are taking cholesterol-lowering drugs assume their cholesterol numbers are okay, but this is often not the case. Experts... Read more »
An analysis of previous studies has found that higher blood levels of good (HDL) cholesterol are linked to a lower risk of cancer. The researchers... Read more »