Foods High in Cholesterol – A cause of Heart Disease?

Cholesterol is seen to be a very sensitive issue for decades within the health and nutrition researchers. On one hand the body needs cholesterol for healthy cell tissue, on the other, excessive levels of, especially LDL cholesterol in our blood can result in several cardiovascular diseases. Cholesterol is definitely like The Good, The Bad and [...]

Better Cholesterol Health and Cholesterol Lowering Foods

What do you think about when you hear the words “low cholesterol diet?”  If you’re like most people, the words that come to mind are “boring,” “tasteless,” “uninteresting” and so on. Not all cholesterol lowering foods are like that. A low cholesterol diet doesn’t have to mean the end of interesting, tasty meals. Meals that [...]

Children and Cholesterol

Children and Cholesterol Many people assume that high cholesterol is a problem that affects middle-aged adults only. In fact, many people don’t even worry about their cholesterol when they are younger, eating all the fatty convenience foods they want, assuming that their early diet makes no difference. Nothing could be further from the truth. More [...]

High Cholesterol Is Not The Leading Cause Of Heart Disease

High Cholesterol Is Not The Leading Cause Of Heart Disease Too much focus is often put on high cholesterol levels as the major risk factor for heart disease when in fact more than 50% of people with heart disease do not have high cholesterol levels. Something else must also be at work. More and more [...]