Coffee and cholesterol

For the millions of people who depend on coffee to jumpstart their day, cholesterol is probably the last thing on their mind as they wait for the morning jolt of caffeine to kick in.

Low Carb Beats Low Fat

Over the long term, a low-carb diet works just as well as a low-fat diet at taking off the pounds - and it might be better for your heart, new research suggests.

Cholesterol attack - yummy 'Eiersalat' (egg salad) for your BBQ party

Once a month, it should be OK making 'egg salad' for yourself, your family and your friends at a BBQ. I would like to show you what an 'egg salad deluxe' is like ;-) You need for a party of about 10 people:

Olive Oil

Before there was vegetable oil or the terms poly-unsaturated, there was olive oil. Predated only by the use of animal fats, olive oil has long been the preferred oil for cooking and as a flavoring in all but the orient.

Cholesterol drugs for the healthy still debatable

Should healthy people with low cholesterol take a pill to lower their cholesterol even more in hopes of preventing heart problems? The question is dividing heart doctors and confusing patients.