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.
Two Blood Tests Doctors Should Order – But Don't
Your LDL number doesn’t tell the whole story. Two lesser-known blood tests — Lipoprotein A and Apolipoprotein B — can uncover hidden cardiovascular risk and help guide smarter prevention.
Feb 7, 2026
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Feb 7, 2026
Two Blood Tests Doctors Should Order – But Don't
Your LDL number doesn’t tell the whole story. Two lesser-known blood tests — Lipoprotein A and Apolipoprotein B — can uncover hidden...
Jan 31, 2026
The Most Misunderstood Heart Number (Plus Your Tune-Up Ch...
As a cardiologist, I explain how we assess heart strength using ejection fraction, what causes it to drop, and how to defend...
Jan 24, 2026
Why Two People Can Eat the Same Calories—and Only One Gai...
As a cardiologist, I’ve learned that calories don’t all behave the same way in the body. In this post, I explain how...
Jan 17, 2026
The Heart of the Matter: The Engine That Makes Whole-Body...
Heart health may not feel as trendy as some other health topics, but it’s the engine that makes every other health goal...
Jan 10, 2026
The New Food Pyramid: What It Gets Right (and What It Mis...
A cardiologist’s perspective cutting through the noise to focus on what truly supports heart health.
Dec 27, 2025
New Year’s Resolution: 2026 Edition
Every December I make a resolution for the upcoming new year. Along the way, I’ve resolved to say something nice to strangers,...
Dec 20, 2025
Can You Reverse Insulin Resistance, Prediabetes, and Type...
Updated July 2026 So far we’ve covered how these conditions sit on one spectrum of glucose dysregulation, ultimately caused by chronic calorie...
Dec 13, 2025
Why Does Fat in the Liver and Pancreas Cause Diabetes?
Updated July 2026 So far we’ve established that insulin resistance, prediabetes, and type 2 diabetes fall on one spectrum of glucose dysregulation,...
Dec 6, 2025
How Do Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes Develop?
Updated July 2026 The first article in this series defined the disorders that make up disordered glucose metabolism, and noted that for...
Nov 22, 2025
How Dr. Klodas Survives the Holidays
I don’t know about you, but Thanksgiving sort of snuck up on me this year. So I’m taking a little time out...
Nov 15, 2025
What Are Insulin Resistance, Prediabetes, and Type 2 Diab...
Updated July 2026 Disordered glucose metabolism is one of the most common health conditions affecting Americans today, and it shows up in...
Nov 8, 2025
The 95% Problem: Is Your Doctor Missing the Fastest Way t...
Heart disease is our number one killer, claiming over 900,000 lives in 2023 alone. And yet, the simplest, most effective first step...
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