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Is Heart-Healthy Good for the Brain?
By Carol Bradley Bursack , Health ExpertGloom and doom over the "tsunami" of baby boomers that is going to overwhelm everything from... Read more »
Tips on How to Raise Your HDL
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert...need to select healthy choices when dining out, read food labels, cook with healthy fats, and... Read more »
Changing for the Better
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert...it's absolutely the best one for you? Try some new foods and see what they do for your blood... Read more »
Making Sense of Cholesterol Ratios, Lipid Profiles and Your Heart Disease Risk Scores
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert...blood. Cholesterol is one type of fat. When you eat food containing cholesterol or when... Read more »
Unsaturated, saturated, and trans fat: the good and the bad
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...baked goods (doughnuts, cookies, chips) and fast food. They raise LDL and lower HDL. (see my... Read more »
Health Guide
What is Cholesterol?: A Patient Guide
...The first is from the liver, which is the body’s major cholesterol-producing organ. We also consume foods that contain cholesterol – red meat, poultry and eggs have particularly high levels.... Read more »Lowering Cholesterol for Patients
...epidemic”. This can be blamed on our successful battle against hunger. Everyone now has access to the foods that their grandparents didn’t. We get fruit and vegetables in the winter, and meat... Read more »Peripheral Artery Disease and Intermittent Claudication: Lifestyle Changes
...health, experts generally agree on the following recommendations for heart protection:Choose fiber-rich food (whole grains, legumes, nuts) as the main source of carbohydrates, along with a high... Read more »Coronary Artery Disease: Risk Factors
...blood vessels flexible and open. Studies continue to show that physical activity and avoiding high-fat foods are the two most successful means of reaching and maintaining heart healthy levels of... Read more »Heart Attack Risk Factors
...LipidsCholesterol. Cholesterol is a white, powdery substance that is found in all animal cells and in animal-based foods (not in plants). In spite of its bad press, cholesterol is an essential... Read more »Images
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Veggie Heavy 'Eco-Atkins' Diet Improves Cholesterol
July 14, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- One of the hottest diet trends of the past decade is back, but this time, meat is taking a backseat to vegetables. New research... Read summary »
Pistachios Can Fight Heart Disease
May 08, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A handful of pistachios a day may help you fight heart disease. A new study from Penn State reveals 1.5 to three ounces of the... Read summary »
Trans Fats up Heart Disease Risk
April 10, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Trans fats -- the kind found in partially hydrogenated vegetable oils used in everything from baked goods to French fries --... Read summary »
Young Blacks More Likely to Die of Heart Disease
March 27, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Young blacks are much more likely to die of heart disease before the age of 50 than young whites, according to a new study in... Read summary »
Cholesterol drug Niaspan may soon have "low flush" formula
October 02, 2008Kos Pharmaceuticals has asked the Food and Drug Administration for approval of a new form of its cholesterol medicine Niaspan. The new caplet is... Read summary »
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