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American Heart Month perfect time to learn about cholesterol

Cholesterol can be helpful and harmful, depending on how much you have in your body and what it’s doing. Given that there are both good and bad types of cholesterol, and that high cholesterol can have different causes in different people, it makes managing cholesterol levels a bit complicated. But with good information, you have the power to do something about your cholesterol.

Focus on fiber to lower cholesterol

Recently, fiber has gained attention because of its role in helping to control cholesterol. Soluble fiber binds cholesterol and removes it from the body before it is absorbed into the blood stream.

Sugar Should Be Regulated As Toxin, Researchers Say

A spoonful of sugar might make the medicine go down. But it also makes blood pressure and cholesterol go up, along with your risk for liver failure, obesity, heart disease and diabetes.

Five “super” unhealthy Super Bowl foods

With Super Bowl Sunday being America’s second-biggest food consumption day of the year, it’s a good time to make sure you don’t totally ruin your healthy eating practices or put yourself at risk with a gut-busting meal. Even the occasional indulgence in really high-calorie, high-fat foods isn’t really worth it, considering what it takes to work off those calories and the damage they can to do ...

Kellogg's® Celebrates American Heart Month With New Heart-Healthy Label for Cereals

BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthy habits such as eating well, being physically active, and maintaining a healthy weight are key strategies for managing cardiovascular disease – ...