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.
Want to Boost Your Gut Health? Try Prebiotics
Updated July 2026 In nutrition research, the gut microbiome is one of the hottest topics going, with thousands of studies examining the good and bad bacteria in our digestive systems. We've only uncovered the tip of the iceberg, but one...
Nov 9, 2019
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Nov 9, 2019
Want to Boost Your Gut Health? Try Prebiotics
Updated July 2026 In nutrition research, the gut microbiome is one of the hottest topics going, with thousands of studies examining the...
Sep 6, 2019
What Are the Disadvantages of a Keto Diet?
Updated July 2026 If you've ever tried to lose weight, you've probably at least been tempted by keto. The ketogenic diet promises...
Aug 10, 2019
Heart valve function hinges on healthy cholesterol and bl...
If I opened and closed the front door of my house 60 times a minute, it would probably fly off its hinges...
Aug 3, 2019
What You Need to Know About Coronary Calcium Scans
Updated July 2026 Sometimes, deciding whether someone should be on statins (medications like atorvastatin and rosuvastatin) is very clear. If a patient...
Feb 9, 2019
A New Way to Look at LDL
Updated July 2026 If you've looked into what your LDL number should be and wondered why the targets keep getting lower, the...
Nov 24, 2018
Managing risk
Last week I wrote about what I saw as a giant deficiency in the new Cholesterol Guidelines. Namely, the absence of specific,...
Nov 17, 2018
Cholesterol guidelines and throw away lines
At this year’s American Heart Association conference, new guidelines for the management of cholesterol were unveiled in a giant hall packed with...
Nov 9, 2018
Step One Foods Clinical Trial Paper: American Heart Assoc...
Today Step One Foods is presenting its exciting clinical trial findings at American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions in Chicago - and I...
Nov 2, 2018
Dr. Klodas discusses how food can lower cholesterol and i...
Mar 30, 2018
Are Eggs OK — or Not?
Updated July 2026 If you grew up fearful of eggs, full of cholesterol and saturated fat, a supposed cause of heart disease,...
Jan 20, 2018
Lipoprotein(a): The Inherited Cholesterol Risk You Should...
Updated July 2026 Not all heart risk shows up on a standard cholesterol panel. There's a separate, inherited factor that can dramatically...
Jan 13, 2018
Do You Need Antioxidant Supplements, or Can Food Do the Job?
Updated July 2026 Antioxidants have a health halo, and supplement makers have leaned into it hard. But before you buy a bottle,...
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