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.
Which is more important: “Lose weight” or “Eat better”?
Everyone knows that attaining a healthy weight and eating healthy food is… good for health. DUH. But have you ever wondered which is more important? After all, there are whole industries out there that focus on weight reduction as the...
Sep 26, 2020
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Sep 26, 2020
Which is more important: “Lose weight” or “Eat better”?
Everyone knows that attaining a healthy weight and eating healthy food is… good for health. DUH. But have you ever wondered which...
Sep 19, 2020
What real food tastes like
Quick: Name three sweet foods you love. Now, name three bitter foods you love. Which was easier? If you’re like most Americans,...
Sep 12, 2020
What exactly is a heart-healthy diet?
When patients ask me what a heart-healthy diet is, I often repeat my favorite eight words of dietary advice from Michael Pollan:...
Sep 5, 2020
Why Step One Foods Is Not a Diet Plan
It’s a question we get a lot. The short answer is "no", and let me explain why: An overview I created...
Aug 29, 2020
If It's a Non-Sugar Sweetener, Is It Better for You?
Updated July 2026 So there's another zero-calorie sweetener at your local co-op, and the name even sounds healthy — something ending in...
Aug 26, 2020
Can your favorite indulgences be healthy?
When it comes to healthy eating the answer has always been, is now, and always will be Eat food. Not too much....
Aug 22, 2020
How to talk to your doctor about Step One Foods
If you have a condition like high cholesterol, you probably know that medications can play an important role in your health....
Aug 15, 2020
Why insurers should pay for you to eat better
We live in a strange world. In today’s health care system, we are encouraged to take heavily subsidized medications to cover up...
Jul 22, 2020
Heart to Heart: Jill, Janet & Dana
"I wish there had been something like this for my dad." Step One Foods believes that there should be authentic conversations about...
Jul 11, 2020
Is butter back... again? The truth about saturated fat
A new meta-analysis contends that limiting dietary saturated fat does nothing for reducing heart disease events or for heart disease prevention. The...
Jun 27, 2020
Should you eat tofu?
If you’re a faithful reader of this blog, you’ve heard me say one thing loud and clear: Eat real food, not too...
Jun 20, 2020
Can Physical Activity Predict Your Lifespan?
Updated July 2026 We tend to think of longevity as something written in our genes or measured by expensive tests. But one...
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