See that container of yogurt?
It contains 600 mg of plant sterols that help reduce cholesterol. It even says "heart healthy" . . . but is it?
"Trans" fats all over again?
Back in the 1970s, we were all warned to reduce the saturated fat in our diet. Food manufacturers helped us comply with this advice by... Read more
Hang around a hospital coronary care unit, and you will hear the phrase "unstable angina" used a lot.
"Mr. Smith was admitted last evening with unstable angina."
"Mrs. Jones has unstable angina and is going to the cath lab today."
Just what does "unstable angina" mean? And what makes it so "unstable"?
The term... Read more
In the next 24 hours, nearly 10,000 heart procedures will be performed in hospitals across the U.S. That's 365 days a year, year after year.
Procedures and drugs taking aim at heart disease appear to be getting better and better-yet the cardiovascular healthcare system grows bigger, generating more procedures, more expensive... Read more
Fish has given fish oil a bad name.
Because questions have been raised over mercury and pesticide residues in fish when eaten, some people have been reluctant to add fish oil supplements to their health regimen.
But they shouldn't be.
There is no question that some types of fish, particularly large... Read more
Imagine you just learned that olive oil was good for your health (which it is, of course. I'm just using olive oil as an example to make a point.) Would you then take a capsule or two every day?
I hope not. You'd probably pour it liberally on salads, use it in cooking, keep a big jar of it handy. You wouldn't worry whether you poured 1000... Read more
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