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Monday, October, 26, 2009

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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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What is the difference between LDL and VLDL?
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert

...LDL.    Let's start at the beginning.  You eat a food and it provides more energy (calories)... Read more »

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What’s Wrong with Saturated Fat?
By David Mendosa , Health Expert

...that these are some of your life’s joys.But these foods are high in saturated fat, which is... Read more »

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The PLAC Test
By David Mendosa , Health Expert

...PLAC Test and is the only blood test that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved. ... Read more »

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4 Steps to Lower LDL Cholesterol
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert

...cholesterol 10%. Plant sterols occur naturally in foods at low levels, so some foods have been... Read more »

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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 »

Health Guide

High Cholesterol: Highlights
...Archives of Internal Medicine. Experts do not recommend low-carb diets for cholesterol control.Soy FoodsSoy does not reduce cholesterol or heart disease risk, according to an American Heart... Read more »
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 »
Cholesterol and Lipids
...energy.CholesterolCholesterol 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 »
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 »
Cholesterol
...for an average American diet. Because fat is high in calories, the low-fat diet actually has more food than the typical American diet. CHILDREN The low-fat diet example is too low in fat for... Read more »

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