This Tea Cuts Down on Bad Cholesterol

by | Dec 29, 2011 | 17 comments

Drinking green tea or taking green tea extract supplements helps lower levels of “bad” LDL cholesterol, according to a paper published in this week’s Journal of the American Dietetic Association. The study investigated the effect of daily green tea in 1000 adults with...

Cutting Down on Salt Worsens Cholesterol

by | Dec 18, 2011 | 37 comments

Adding fuel to the white hot debate over the nation’s current salt recommendations, a study published in the most recent edition of the American Journal of Hypertension has discovered that limiting salt intake increases blood cholesterol in certain people. This study...

Watermelon Keeps Cholesterol in Check

by | Dec 11, 2011 | 22 comments

The summertime favorite fruit may be out of season, but that hasn’t stopped a research team from the University of Kentucky from releasing promising results that have linked watermelon juice with healthy cholesterol levels. The USDA-funded research investigated the...

Probiotics Help Drop Cholesterol Levels

by | Nov 7, 2011 | 1 comment

Probiotics –foods that contain high levels of “good” bacteria—may reduce blood cholesterol levels, according to a study published in the medical journal “PLos One.” In this study, Duke University scientists investigated the gut flora of 50 volunteers with...