The information below is organized according to the various food groups as a handy reference guide. Use this guide to help you choose food... Read more »
1. How can I lower my cholesterol? Cholesterol can be lowered by a variety of means which traditionally begins with therapeutic lifestyle... Read more »
Do you have high cholesterol? Increase your fiber! Do you have high blood pressure? Increase your fiber! Are you overweight? Increase... Read more »
A reader recently asked if eating a significant amount of fiber can diminish the effect of Lipitor (atorvastatin) in reducing cholesterol... Read more »
It seems that nowadays all the attention concerning diet and heart disease risk centers around the consumption of fat and their effects on... Read more »
Common foods like red wine, dark chocolate, fish, and garlic may not only taste good but be good for you, new studies suggest. Flavonoids and tannins... Read more »
Researchers in Saudi Arabia have found that myrrh--best known as one of the gifts of Magi--may help lower bad cholesterol. In a recent study, rats... Read more »
A new study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has found that eating pistachios may help lower levels of bad cholesterol. For... Read more »
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the inclusion of claims on Vytorin's new label that Vytorin is better at lowering "bad" cholesterol... Read more »
Scientists say they have proven definitely that lowering bad (LDL) cholesterol levels can extend people's lives. The new study is the first trial to... Read more »