103 results for "low cholesterol"

Oct 21, 2018 — Have you just been diagnosed with high cholesterol and are wondering where to go from here? You aren't alone. An alarming number of people across the United States and around the world have been to...

Oct 21, 2018 — Written By Leslie Vandever / Reviewed By Ray Spotts Cholesterol is a type of organic sterol (modified steroid) that's an essential part of all animal cell membranes. Its classified as a lipid (or...

Oct 21, 2018 — While the allure of a snack isn't lost on many, reaching for chips or popcorn isn't a very healthy option for a number of reasons. Many health professionals have touted the benefits of almonds and ...

Oct 21, 2018 — A new study conducted by researchers from the Universita Politecnica delle Marche in Italy and colleagues from the Universities of Salamanca, Granada and Seville, Spain - suggests that strawberries...

Oct 26, 2020 — Written By Mikkie Mills / Reviewed By Ray Spotts Despite how it sounds sometimes, cholesterol isn't all bad. It serves some vital functions in your body such as making hormones and retaining the fl...

Oct 21, 2018 — Most of your body's cholesterol is produced by your liver, but blood cholesterol levels can rise if you eat the wrong foods every day. Blood contains both high-density lipoprotein (HDL), referred t...

Jan 05, 2019 — A high-fat diet enriched with cottonseed oil drastically improved cholesterol profiles in young adult men, say researchers at the University of Georgia. The researchers conducted a five-day outpati...

Jul 21, 2020 — Written By Lisa S. Jones / Reviewed By Ray Spotts Eating one avocado a day may help keep "bad cholesterol" at bay, Penn State researchers claim. They say bad cholesterol can refer to both oxidized ...

Dec 08, 2018 — Written By Kevin Kerfoot / Reviewed By Ray Spotts  In a study of more than 2,000 overweight individuals with pre-diabetes who followed a low-calorie diet for eight weeks, men lost significantly mor...

Oct 21, 2018 — Maybe it's because the Cold War was over and America needed a new enemy. In any case, the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Department of Agriculture saw the light and declared war on fat ...