Eggs or Egg Whites?
Q: Sometimes I like to cook up a veggie omelet for breakfast or lunch. Should I be using whole eggs, egg whites, those cartons...
Do You Have Metabolic Syndrome?
About one in three U.S. adults has metabolic syndrome—a group of conditions that together indicate higher risk for a number of serious health conditions....
Coconut Oil
Q: You say to avoid fats that are solid at room temperature. Does that include coconut oil?
A: Alice H. Lichtenstein, DSc, senior scientist...
Loving Your Heart: Cholesterol and You
According to the National Institutes of Health, heart disease is the number one killer of both men and women in the United States. High...
Fitting in Fats for Health
Far from just padding our waistlines, fats play important roles in our bodies. Having fat in your diet is important for the absorption of...
You’ve answered questions about oats before, but I’m unclear as to whether instant oats...
Judith C. Thalheimer, RD, LDN, managing editor of Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter, answers: “After the inedible husk is removed from an oat grain,...
Cholesterol and Genes
Q: It seems like everybody in my family has high cholesterol. I try to eat well and exercise, but my numbers are still high....
Cholesterol, Explained
It’s likely you’ve been told whether you have “high cholesterol.” Perhaps your healthcare provider has discussed your “LDL” or “HDL” levels with you. You...
Coconut Oil Raises LDL-Cholesterol; is Not a Healthy Choice
A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials recently published in the journal Circulation concluded that coconut oil consumption results in significantly higher LDL...
Do We Need to Limit Dietary Cholesterol?
For decades, major dietary recommendations in the U.S. included advice to limit intake of cholesterol from foods to 300 milligrams (mg) or less a...