Calorie Restriction, Part I: What Does Restricting Calories Have to Do With Longevity?
An introduction to calorie restriction.
The importance of metabolic syndrome and the man behind it
This condition we now all take for granted was barely understood just 30 years ago.
A big predictor of heart disease risk that most doctors don’t screen for
The most interesting article I read this week was this paper on the NHLBI’s recommendations to reduce Lp(a)-mediated risk of cardiovascular disease.
When does heart disease begin (and what this tells us about prevention)?
Before I get into this post I want to lay a few things out.
Is a Mediterranean diet best for preventing heart disease?
This week an article titled Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease with a Mediterranean Diet was featured in the New England…
How did we come to believe saturated fat and cholesterol are bad for us?
There aren’t too many topics that really get me riled up anymore. I’m too old and too busy to care…
The straight dope on cholesterol – Part IX
In this post we’ll address the following concept: What should you eat to have the greatest chance of delaying the arrival of cardiovascular disease?
The straight dope on cholesterol – Part VIII
In this post we’ll double-click on a paper covering cholesterol and heart disease risk factors.
The straight dope on cholesterol – Part VII
In this post we’ll address the following concept: Does “HDL” matter after all?
The straight dope on cholesterol – Part VI
In this post we’ll address the following concept: Why is it necessary to measure LDL-P, instead of just LDL-C?