Low Cholesterol Diet Links

Low-carb, high meat diet has high risks: Study

Consumers eating low carbohydrate diets based on meat are at much greater risk of all-cause mortality than those on diets based on fruit and vegetables, according to a new study.

Veg-based low-carb diet cuts death risk

Following a low-carbohydrate diet in which plants, rather than animals, are the main source of fat and protein can lower the overall risk of death in the consumers.

Diet is key to lowering bad cholesterol

Much has been written about the link between heart disease and cholesterol.

Call for a Randomized Trial to Settle the Low-Carb Diet Questions

A recent observational study on low-carb diets suggests an association between a plant-based low-carb diet and longer life.

Dr. Paul G. Donohue: Can cholesterol become too low?

Dear Dr. Donohue: I am a 78-year-old male and have blood tests and physicals every year. In 2001, my cholesterol was 225 mg/dL (5.8 mmol/L). Every year it was lower, until this year it was 94 (2.4). My LDL was 29 (.75), and my triglycerides 36 (0.4). My weight stays between 138 and 144 pounds. I am 5 feet 6 inches tall. My appetite is good. I am not nor have I ever been on a low-cholesterol diet ...