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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.
What Does "Eat Food, Not Too Much, Mostly Plants" Actually Mean?
Updated July 2026 With seven words, Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food, captured the best dietary advice you will ever receive: eat food, not too much, mostly plants. It's deceptively simple and amazingly comprehensive, but each phrase carries...
Jan 28, 2017
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Jan 28, 2017
What Does "Eat Food, Not Too Much, Mostly Plants" Actuall...
Updated July 2026 With seven words, Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food, captured the best dietary advice you will ever...
Nov 19, 2016
It's Time to Put Prevention Back into Preventive Healthcare
This blog is a reprint of an OpEd from Dr. Klodas, appearing in the Minneapolis StarTribune in November 2016. The U.S. Preventive Services Task...
Mar 18, 2016
Why Can't You Eat Just One?
Updated July 2026 The old potato chip slogan bragged that you couldn't eat just one, and it turns out that wasn't marketing...
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...
Jul 11, 2015
Are NSAIDs Bad for Your Heart?
Updated July 2026 Ibuprofen and naproxen are in almost every medicine cabinet, and most people reach for them without a second thought....
May 8, 2015
What Are the Pillars of Healthy Longevity?
Editor's note: Step One Foods was founded by Cardiologist Elizabeth Klodas to create a healthy, convenient and delicious daily food product that...
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