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Monday, October, 26, 2009

Reduce Cholesterol Diet

Lowering carbs may increase bad cholesterol

October 02, 2008
Losing weight provides many health benefits, but eating a low-carb diet to do so may result in higher levels of bad (LDL) cholesterol. Researchers in Switzerland have found that reducing carbohydrates may also reduce good cholesterol levels. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Dietary cholesterol: Does an egg a day bring the doctor today?
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert

...around the consumption of fat and their effects on cholesterol levels. We know that saturated... 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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Natural Treatment Options for Lowering Cholesterol
By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health Expert

...Control) and Sitostanol (Benechol) can reduce LDL (bad) cholesterol levels by up to 10%.  Soy... 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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How to Lower Cholesterol: Don't Forget the Basics
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert

...results.    A simple blood test will check your cholesterol levels.  This test is also known... Read more »

Health Guide

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 »
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 »
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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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 »

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