cardiovascular disease

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• December 23, 2011
  Trans Fat, Saturated Fat, and Cholesterol: Tolerable Upper Intake of Zero

  The intake of trans fats which come mostly from junk food and animal products, saturated fat mostly from dairy products and chicken, and cholesterol coming mostly from eggs and chicken should be as..
• December 22, 2011
  Fast Food: Do You Want Fries With That? Lipitor?

  Cardiologists suggest that cholesterol-lowering statin drugs be given out free with fast food meals
• December 21, 2011
  Heart Attacks and Cholesterol: Purely a Question of Diet

  To achieve the cholesterol level necessary to prevent heart attacks, most must take cholesterol-lowering drugs or eat a plant-based diet.
• December 20, 2011
  Heart Attacks and Cholesterol: Agribusiness Sees It Differently

  The average "bad" cholesterol (LDL) level in people having heart attacks is in the "near-optimal" range, suggesting that the current guidelines are too lax.
• December 19, 2011
  Heart Attacks and Cholesterol: Dying Under Normal Circumstances

  Most people hospitalized with heart attacks have cholesterol levels considered "desirable" under the current recommendations. Having a "normal" cholesterol in a society where it's normal to die of..
• December 1, 2011
  Is Pomegranate Juice That Wonderful?

  Food companies (such as POM Wonderful) invoke the First Amendment to defend false and unsubstantiated health claims.
• November 2, 2011
  Dietary Guidelines: Science Versus Corporate Interests

  The USDA Dietary Guidelines Committee stands accused of ignoring the science to justify its recommendation to eat meat.
• November 1, 2011
  Plant Protein Preferable

  Since foods are a package deal, Dr. Walter Willet, the Chair of Harvard's nutrition department, recommends we emphasize plant sources of protein rather than animal sources.