What Foods Cause Cholesterol
Natural Treatment Options for Lowering Cholesterol
The most effective natural way to lower cholesterol is with diet and exercise leading to weight loss. A diet low in cholesterol, trans and saturated fats as well as regular aerobic activity is ideal.
Plant sterols can also help decrease cholesterol. These plant extracts inhibit the absorption of cholestero...
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Expert & Community Posts
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 »
What’s Wrong with Saturated Fat?
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...which is the worst culprit in raising total and LDL cholesterol levels. It’s saturated fat,... Read more »
How Do I Keep My Cholesterol Down?
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...you are having some trouble with maintaining good cholesterol levels despite eating what sounds... Read more »
Cholesterol Education Month: Fiber and Cholesterol
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...the effect of Lipitor (atorvastatin) in reducing cholesterol levels. I am not aware of any... Read more »
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 »
Health Guide
Cholesterol
...the food label Cholesterol: Big picture basics everyone should know Diabetes Diet: Checking your cholesterol levels at home 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 »High Cholesterol a Threat to the Entire Vascular System (Not Just Heart Vessels)
Everyone understands the importance of maintaining healthy cholesterol levels to protect their heart, but many are not aware of how high cholesterol levels threaten the health of their entire... Read more »Transfat
has also been found to raise cholesterol levels and has been associated with increased risk of heart disease. Transfat is listed under total fat on the food label. Look for foods that have zero or... 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 »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 »
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October 02, 2008The Food and Drug Administration has approved the cholesterol-lowering drug Zetia for use with fenofibrate in treating mixed hyperlipidemia. Mixed... Read summary »
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