Heart Health & Cholesterol Resources
Articles from Dr. Elizabeth Klodas and the Step One Foods team — covering diet & nutrition, heart health, statins, and the science of food as medicine.
The Snacking Problem: What You Reach for Between Meals Matters More Than You Think
Most people blame their diet on what's on their dinner plate. But in my experience, the real culprit is often what happens in between. In this week's blog, I explain why snacking is quietly undermining your heart health - and...
May 2, 2026
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Dec 20, 2025
Can You Reverse Insulin Resistance, Prediabetes, and Type...
Updated July 2026 So far we’ve covered how these conditions sit on one spectrum of glucose dysregulation, ultimately caused by chronic calorie...
Dec 13, 2025
Why Does Fat in the Liver and Pancreas Cause Diabetes?
Updated July 2026 So far we’ve established that insulin resistance, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes fall on one spectrum of glucose dysregulation,...
Dec 6, 2025
How Do Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes Develop?
Updated July 2026 The first article in this series defined the disorders that make up disordered glucose metabolism, and noted that for...
Nov 15, 2025
What Are Insulin Resistance, Prediabetes, and Type 2 Diab...
Updated July 2026 Disordered glucose metabolism is one of the most common health conditions affecting Americans today, and it shows up in...
Sep 27, 2025
Magnesium and Type 2 Diabetes: The Overlooked Connection
Updated July 2026 Magnesium doesn't get nearly as much attention as cholesterol, blood pressure, or blood sugar. But research shows this mineral...
Jun 1, 2024
The Long-Term Benefits of Using Step One Foods
Most people who use Step One Foods do so to help lower cholesterol – after all, that’s what the products have been...
Mar 9, 2024
Enough with the sugar!
We’ve probably all heard the saying: “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” So, when it comes to eating for heart...
Jul 29, 2023
Sugar and Sweeteners: What You Need to Know
Updated July 2026 A World Health Organization committee has flagged aspartame — the sweetener in diet soda, gum, and many yogurts —...
Jul 16, 2022
A Step One Side Benefit: Controlling blood sugar
I started Step One Foods as an easy way to improve heart health. But, I was not surprised to discover that our...
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