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Articles from Dr. Elizabeth Klodas and the Step One Foods team — covering diet & nutrition, heart health, statins, and the science of food as medicine.

Why Breakfast Matters and How to Optimize It

Mar 1, 2025

Why Breakfast Matters and How to Optimize It

Breakfast is the first meal we consume after a longer period of not eating. It’s literally the meal that breaks the fast....

Supplements for Cholesterol Lowering? Not So Fast.

Feb 22, 2025

Supplements for Cholesterol Lowering? Not So Fast.

Updated July 2026 If you've been diagnosed with high cholesterol, you've likely searched for ways to lower it naturally. In that search,...

How to raise GLP-1 naturally with food and fiber

Feb 8, 2025

How to Raise GLP-1 Naturally With Food

Updated July 2026 Every weight-loss approach that works comes down to the same thing: taking in fewer calories than you burn. GLP-1...

The side effects and risks of GLP-1 drugs

Feb 1, 2025

What Are the Side Effects of GLP-1 Drugs?

Updated July 2026 GLP-1 medications are effective, and for a growing list of conditions they genuinely help. But the downsides are real,...

What GLP-1 drugs can treat besides weight loss

Jan 25, 2025

What Can GLP-1 Drugs Treat Besides Weight Loss?

Updated July 2026 GLP-1 medications started as diabetes drugs and became famous for weight loss. But the more researchers study them, the...

How GLP-1 drugs work: semaglutide and tirzepatide

Jan 18, 2025

How Do GLP-1 Drugs Work?

Updated July 2026 GLP-1 medications produce weight loss unlike anything medicine has offered before — and to understand why, and why that...

The standard American diet of processed, packaged, calorie-dense foods

Jan 11, 2025

Why Has Obesity Exploded in a Single Generation?

Updated July 2026 GLP-1 medications get discussed as if obesity were a simple problem waiting for the right drug. But before any...

GLP-1 medications: Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound

Jan 11, 2025

GLP-1 Medications: What You Need to Know

Updated July 2026 GLP-1 medications — Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound — are everywhere: in the headlines, in your feed, and increasingly in...

New Year’s Resolution: 2025 Edition

Dec 28, 2024

New Year’s Resolution: 2025 Edition

If you’re a regular reader of my blog, you know that every December I make a resolution for the upcoming new year....

How Does the Mediterranean Diet Protect Your Brain as You Age?

Nov 30, 2024

How Does the Mediterranean Diet Protect Your Brain as You...

Updated July 2026 As we get older, protecting cognitive function becomes one of the most valuable things we can do for our...

The Truth About Fish Oil Supplements: What the Latest Research Says

Nov 16, 2024

The Truth About Fish Oil Supplements: What the Latest Res...

Updated July 2026 Fish oil supplements are hugely popular with people hoping to protect their hearts. But do they actually work? The...

Apple Cider Vinegar: What Can It Really Do for Your Health?

Nov 9, 2024

Apple Cider Vinegar: What Can It Really Do for Your Health?

Updated July 2026 Apple cider vinegar has always been a household staple, good for brightening a salad dressing or unclogging a drain....

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