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Egg Whites and Blood Pressure

Scientists reported new evidence that a component of egg whites may have another beneficial effect in reducing blood pressure.

April 22, 2013

Egg white peptides, either in eggs or as a supplement, could become useful as an adjunct to high-blood-pressure medication.

Grape Seed Extract on CVD

Grape seed extract can lower a person’s risk of cardiovascular disease.

April 4, 2013

A recent clinical trial found promising results when they tested grape seed extract in 52 hyperlipidemic people as an alternative to statins.

Egging On

January 2, 2013

Adding whole eggs as part of a weight loss diet may have positive effects all around, but particularly if one suffers from metabolic syndrom

Probiotics for Heart Health?

November 14, 2012

New research shows that probiotics could also do the heart some good.

Red Yeast Rice on Cholesterol

November 9, 2012

Studies show that red yeast rice, a food product used to brew rice wine in China, is as effective as statins in lowering cholesterol.

Junk Food on Memory

September 4, 2012

Eating too much bad food could make it hard to think and create new memories, according to new research.

Number of Children with High Cholesterol Falls

August 8, 2012

A big government study shows that in the past decade, the proportion of children who have high cholesterol has fallen.

Atkins Nutritionals Inc. announced that a recently released epidemiology study published in Nutrition Journal has come to the mistaken conclusion that a low-carbohydrate diet, like the Atkins Diet, is to blame for rising cholesterol levels.

School Breakfasts Evaluated

March 13, 2012

More than 90% of school breakfasts feature processed meat, and many contain more sodium, fat and cholesterol than young children should have in a day.