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.
Food confirmed to be as good as medications in the fight against cardiovascular disease.
It turns out that lowering your cholesterol with food is just as powerful as statin drugs at lowering your cardiovascular risk. That means food is just as effective as medications at helping you live a longer, healthier life. First, a...
Oct 1, 2016
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Oct 1, 2016
Food confirmed to be as good as medications in the fight ...
It turns out that lowering your cholesterol with food is just as powerful as statin drugs at lowering your cardiovascular risk. That...
Aug 5, 2016
Statin Side Effects: What Your Doctor May Not Tell You
Statins are valuable for many people, but several of their most common side effects went underreported for years. A cardiologist explains muscle...
Jul 8, 2016
These 10 Low-Fat Foods Are Really Bad for You
Updated July 2026 A "low fat" label is not a promise of good health. Fruits and vegetables are naturally low in fat...
Apr 29, 2016
We Already Know How to Eliminate Heart Disease
Around the globe, nearly 7 million people die of coronary heart disease each year. And that number keeps going up despite continuing...
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...
Mar 11, 2016
A Cardiologist Reviews the Most Popular Weight-Loss Programs
There are as many weight-loss programs as there are opinions about them. A preventive cardiologist walks through Atkins, Paleo, the popular fad...
Feb 19, 2016
The Reason You Can’t “Give Up Carbs"
We hear it from someone every day: “I’ve given up carbs.” Why? Probaby because they’re trying to lose weight or keep their...
Oct 23, 2015
Is Wine Actually Good for Your Heart?
For decades we were told a daily glass of wine protects the heart. The latest evidence, including new genetic studies and cancer...
Oct 9, 2015
Are Calcium Supplements Worth It? What the Evidence Says ...
Updated July 2026 Osteoporosis is common and serious. Tens of millions of Americans are at risk, and about half of women over...
Sep 5, 2015
Why Step One Foods?
Most of modern heart care treats the symptoms of disease, not the cause. A preventive cardiologist explains why she founded Step One...
Aug 29, 2015
Can You Outrun a Bad Diet?
Updated July 2026 There's a comforting idea, one that beverage and snack companies have spent a lot of money promoting, that if...
Jul 25, 2015
Can Too Much Fiber Cause Constipation?
Fiber usually relieves constipation, but adding it too fast or without enough fluid can backfire. A cardiologist explains how to add fiber...
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