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Recession May Have Posed Big Health Risk

2013-05-10T17:52:44Z

WASHINGTON -- Years of progress fighting cholesterol might have stalled with the recession, says a huge study from one of the country's largest health...

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Dr. Jonny Bowden: Carnitine Confusion: What Does That New Red Meat Study Really Mean?

2013-05-01T14:09:55Z

Carnitine may well turn out to be the perpetrator of the "crime" of heart disease, but it's way too early to tell. Simple, sound-bite answers to difficult questions may make us feel good, but they rarely lead to effective solutions.

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Ellen Kanner: Meatless Monday: Rolling the High (Cholesterol) Numbers

2013-04-29T08:03:18Z

The irony is, I'm crazy about your great natural cholesterol-reducing foods. I love oatmeal. Oats weren't in the picture (or in the kitchen) when I was a kid. I came to this passion as an adult. They're so soothing, so filling, so energizing. We're not talking your wimpy instant oats.

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John Blumenthal: Paleo Man Debunks the Paleo Diet

2013-04-22T15:47:10Z

Seriously? You've based a health diet on my eating habits? That's hilarious! Folks, a habit is something you do a lot. If I ate anything at all, it was a miracle.

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Leonard Smith: Have We Been Misled? What You Should Know About Dietary Fats

2013-03-29T12:14:52Z

This study also opens up questions about previous studies that have found cardiovascular benefit by replacing animal fats with PUFAs -- those studies did not control for the fact that people were also increasing omega-3 PUFAs.

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What Is The Connection Between Cholesterol And Happiness?

2013-03-07T17:22:18Z

Cholesterol and happiness are not words that are often associated with each other, but researchers have found that there is a connection between the t...

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Bechara Choucair, M.D.: Your Smart Phone Might Just Save Your Life

2013-02-15T15:55:25Z

On average, 5,500 Chicagoans die of heart disease each year... I am thrilled that Chicago is at the forefront of using technology to bring health empowerment to its residents.

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Jerry Zezima: 'Joking Is in My Blood'

2013-01-14T09:42:08Z

As a frequent blood donor and a proud member of the Gallon Club, which has nothing to do with my weekend beer consumption, I have often wondered if the people who get my blood suffer from terrible side effects like telling stupid jokes and growing a mustache.

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5 Foods To Combat High Cholesterol

2013-01-08T14:42:40Z

High cholesterol is one of those health problems that can creep up on you. You can’t feel it and you can't always see it -- while being overweight i...

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Foods That Lower Cholesterol, From Joy Bauer (WATCH)

2012-12-06T12:43:18Z

You don't necessarily have to take statins to lower your cholesterol. Health and nutrition expert Joy Bauer suggested eating pistachio nuts, which con...

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Healthy Soups For Dieters With High Cholesterol, From Ellie Krieger (WATCH)

2012-11-16T12:02:41Z

It is possible to enjoy holiday comfort foods without overindulging. Ellie Krieger, nutritionist and host of The Cooking Channel's "Healthy Appetite",...

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Dr. Jonny Bowden: The Great Cholesterol Myth

2012-11-06T12:18:42Z

The "Great Cholesterol Myth" has been the foundation of the boneheaded dietary advice you and I have been saddled with for the past 30 years, "official" dietary advice that has directly contributed to the greatest epidemic of obesity, diabetes and heart disease in history.

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New Class Of Cholesterol Drugs Shows Promise In Trials

2012-11-06T11:41:00Z

By Deena Beasley and Bill Berkrot LOS ANGELES, Nov 5 (Reuters) - A new class of experimental cholesterol-lowering drugs demonstrated a...

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Ann Brenoff: Award-Winning Dishes NOT To Include In Your Holiday BBQ Menu

2012-09-01T09:59:00Z

Texans: They're just a different breed, aren't they? Well the Lone Star State has some suggestions for you if you're wondering what to serve at your Labor Day barbecue. You'll probably want to hide the menu from your cardiologist.

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Dr. Jonny Bowden: Egg Yolks: As Bad as Smoking? About That Study...

2012-08-29T13:21:17Z

The idea that a food that contains 13 essential vitamins and minerals, high-quality protein, antioxidants, and brain-supporting choline should have almost as bad an effect on the heart as a pack of Salems just doesn't pass the smell test, even if your nose is clogged.

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Martha Rosenberg: Do You Really Need That Statin? This Expert Says No

2012-08-28T11:50:05Z

Statins are medications that lower cholesterol by inhibiting an enzyme involved in its production by the liver and other organs. First approved by the FDA in 1987, statins are arguably the most widely-prescribed medicine in the industrialized world today.

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Ann Bauer: My Husband's Death Wish Is Cheese

2012-08-28T07:59:00Z

Now, the thing you must know about my husband is that he doesn't believe in dinner without cheese melted in a great, wide lava-spill formation on top. The only exception, he'll tell you, is Chinese food. It doesn't tasted quite right with a layer of mozzarella.

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Jeff Halevy: Eggs, Lies, and Videotape

2012-08-23T11:48:55Z

Watch this video as I reveal the smoking gun -- er, cigarette -- in the conclusion of a recent study that demonizes eating eggs, by comparing it with smoking! Should you eat eggs, or are you truly putting your life at risk?

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David Katz, M.D.: Unscrambling Egg Science

2012-08-21T12:38:03Z

The study most recently in the headlines -- just published in the journal Atherosclerosis -- suggests not only that egg ingestion increases the risk of heart disease, but also that the association is as strong as that for cigarettes. I don't believe either is true.

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Richard C. Senelick, M.D.: Strategies to Prevent Another Stroke

2012-07-12T12:35:42Z

It is easy to revert back to your old habits and continue to put yourself at a high risk for another stroke or heart attack. Take a few moments, meet with your doctor and start changing the way you live -- it just may save your life.

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Tamara McClintock Greenberg: Should We Listen to Our Doctors?

2012-06-20T17:21:51Z

We alone are responsible for our own health. Physicians are guides, but we all need to feel more entitled to direct our medical care.

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Amie Valpone: 5 Tips for Choosing Healthy Fats

2012-06-18T15:57:10Z

With a variety of fresh fruits, herbs and spices -- your taste buds are in for a party without the saturated fat and believe me -- they won't know the difference.

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Jay Neugeboren: HDL and Sudden Death: The Heart Has Its Reasons

2012-05-28T14:16:06Z

A year later, when my friend and I had a happy reunion in California, and I was, again, expressing my thanks to him, he smiled. "Let's face it," he said, "you and I wouldn't be sitting here today if you hadn't gone to high school with the right guys."

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Linda Novick O'Keefe: How to Address the Obesity Epidemic: Start Young

2012-05-09T20:23:47Z

Access to fresh groceries changed everything for Elijah and his mom. For many families in Los Angeles and other metro areas across the country, things are not as easy -- but they are getting better.

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Judi Freedman: What To Do About My High Cholesterol

2012-05-01T07:33:11Z

Here are the five foods the Mayo Clinic says can lower cholesterol and protect my heart:

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