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
After I thought I had solved it all, coming up with an easy way to eat better while lowering cholesterol, I couldn’t wait to share my idea with other doctors. They’d be so excited to have a straightforward, no-risk solution...
Oct 19, 2019
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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...
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...
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.”...
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...
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”....
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...
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...
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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