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 key to weight loss? Eat more, not less...
If you’re like 58% of the people in this country, you entered 2017 with at least one resolution. And if you’re like many of the people making resolutions, your number one goal was to lose weight. What’s implicit in that...
Jan 14, 2017
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Jan 14, 2017
The key to weight loss? Eat more, not less...
If you’re like 58% of the people in this country, you entered 2017 with at least one resolution. And if you’re like...
Nov 26, 2016
High protein consumption can lead to heart failure
Protein is very much in vogue today. Whether you're trying to build muscle or lose weight, you can find some "expert" explaining...
Oct 8, 2016
Plant sterols help lower cholesterol, but are they safe?
Last week we heard from a customer who wanted to know about the effectiveness of plant sterols in reducing cardiovascular risk and...
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...
Jul 8, 2016
These 10 low-fat foods are REALLY bad for you
Many people associate the term “low fat” on a package label with heart health, but the claim is no guarantee. Fruits and...
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 you wasting your money on calcium supplements?
According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, 54 million Americans are at risk of developing the bone-thinning disease and about half of all...
Sep 5, 2015
Why Step One Foods?
This week, I thought I’d share a cartoon. When I saw it initially, it made me chuckle. But when I thought about...
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