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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.

Clinical Trials and Tribulations

Oct 19, 2019

Clinical Trials and Tribulations

After I thought I had solved it all, coming up with an easy way to eat better while lowering cholesterol, I couldn’t...

Why Dr. Elizabeth Klodas Created Step One Foods

Oct 5, 2019

Why Dr. Elizabeth Klodas Created Step One Foods

  When I was a resident in cardiology at Mayo Clinic, I ate Total Raisin Bran for breakfast every morning. With all...

They’re BACK!

Mar 2, 2019

They’re BACK!

For those of you who have been long term customers, you know what I’m talking about when I say “Peanut Butter Clusters.”...

One cardiologist's mission to reduce statin use for cholesterol

Feb 2, 2019

One cardiologist's mission to reduce statin use for chole...

      This story was originally published on CNN.com on Monday, January 14, 2019. High cholesterol? Here's a pill. High blood...

Nov 1, 2018

Dr. Klodas discusses how to lower bad cholesterol with fo...

Step One Featured in Chicago Tribune

Dec 14, 2017

Step One Featured in Chicago Tribune

Step One Foods and founder Dr. Elizabeth Klodas were featured in the Chicago Tribune story, “Doctors Turning to Healthy Food as Medicine”....

NBC Nightly News confirms Step One Foods mission

Mar 11, 2017

NBC Nightly News confirms Step One Foods mission

This week, NBC News highlighted a study demonstrating that nearly HALF of all deaths related to heart disease, stroke and diabetes can be attributed to...

Can Something Heart Healthy be Decadent? Introducing our Dark Chocolate Peanut Bars

Apr 22, 2016

Can Something Heart Healthy be Decadent? Introducing our ...

What comes to mind when you think about heart healthy foods? For many, the answer is something resembling flavorless cardboard — possibly...

Oct 24, 2014

Better Foods, Better Health

We have just returned from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine conference held in San Diego. We shared our Step One Foods products...

Smiling female doctor (Dr. Elizabeth Klodas) with shoulder-length blonde hair wearing a white lab coat and red top, with a stethoscope around her neck, standing against a light background.

Feb 10, 2014

An interview with Dr. Elizabeth Klodas

Dr. Elizabeth Klodas, MD, FACC, is a cardiologist based in Minneapolis, MN and is the founder of Step One Foods. In this...

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