Diet Plans Lower Cholesterol Links

Study: Some Low-Carb Diets Up Cancer, Death Risk

Plans Based on Animal Protein Found Wanting; Veggie-Based Ones May Lower Heart Disease, Death Rates, the Research Shows

Go vegan in 21 days

Consider it an experiment - one in which you are the researcher as well as the test subject. And your body is the lab. In a way, that's the premise of the online 21-Day Vegan Kickstart program presented by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

An important genetic cardiovascular risk factor explained

New findings reported in the September issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, appear to explain why people who carry specific and common versions of a single gene are more likely to have high cholesterol and to suffer a heart attack. Studies in mice show that the gene, known as sortilin (SORT1), controls the release of LDL (a.k.a. "bad") cholesterol from the liver into the ...

Camel milk? Pull the udder one

Most of us drink it in some form or another some of the time: over cereal, in our tea, in our bedtime hot chocolate. And we cook with it: scrambled eggs, cake, lasagne, custard. Milk occupies a curious place in the national psyche. It is vaguely romantic, conjuring up images of pastures green. Take away our milk and risk national outrage, as Margaret Thatcher learned to future governments' peril.

Baby steps to weight loss

Losing weight is one of the many problems that some people are facing today. Heavy work load makes it impossible for one to fit exercise in to the schedule, and diet plans could be a little too expensive to follow. Is there any other way we could be slimmer?   There is: healthy eating.   • Less saturated fats. Saturated fat is found in most food items, so check the food labels and look for the ...