Cholesterol is often considered harmful, but it is needed by the body to perform several functions. The problem lies in high ...

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A new study has found that eating pecans daily may improve heart health by lowering cholesterol levels. Researchers reviewed ...

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In the early 20th century, German medic Carl von Noorden treated patients with diabetes with oatmeal and had remarkable success. Since then, doctors have known that oats can be helpful in treating a ...

Wondering what happens to your cholesterol and blood pressure when you eat eggs daily? Here is what the research actually ...

Eating nothing but oatmeal for just two days might sound extreme, but it delivered a striking payoff in a new clinical trial. People with metabolic syndrome who followed a short, calorie-reduced ...

If it’s higher than ideal, you’re not alone. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, between 2015 and 2018, almost 12% of U.S. adults ages 20 and up had high total ...

There is a lot of misinformation about cholesterol, making people believe that eggs are bad or that exercising can do away with a bad diet. However, this may be far from the truth. A neurologist ...

This column is the first in a series about risk factors for atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), the cause of several health problems, including heart attacks — the number one cause of death ...

You get your cholesterol checked at your annual physical, and a few days later, you get back your results. If you’ve ever looked down the list of acronyms and felt at a loss of how to make sense of ...

German study finds eating oats for just two days can lower "bad" cholesterol by 10% and reduces diabetes risk in people with metabolic syndrome.