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Marjorie Leon lost weight on a low-carb diet, but she ended up with high cholesterol, anemia, a stomach ulcer, and other health problems. I used to eat a fairly typical standard American diet. Then a tragedy turned our family upside down. My brother-in-law Dan—only in his 20s—died suddenly, leaving my youngest sister a widow at […]

Before adopting a plant-based diet, Aimee Ponce suffered from a heel spur, uterine fibroids, and other chronic ailments. In 2017 I was plagued by health problems: I had a heel spur, which made it painful to walk, and was diagnosed with plantar fasciitis. I had to have uterine fibroids removed. I was constantly stressed—always tired […]

New research challenges a commonly held assumption that those watching their cholesterol should opt for chicken. Consuming high quantities of meat—red or white—can equally raise cholesterol and threaten heart health, according to a study published in June in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.  Scientists at Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI) monitored a group […]

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2019. Scroll to the end for an inspiring 2025 update from Brittany on how her health and life have continued to improve. You can also read about the birth of her first child here. Brittany Jaroudi was struggling with high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and obesity at […]

Your blood cholesterol levels have a profound impact on your risk of cardiovascular disease, so it’s important to understand the facts about how cholesterol works. Let’s review three of the most common cholesterol-related myths, along with the science to bust them wide open. MYTH #1: We need to eat cholesterol. Cholesterol has important functions in […]

After some frightening lab results, Jeff Rosenblum became determined to lower his cholesterol by exercising daily and eating right. Then he found out that his idea of “eating right” may have been the real problem all along. Growing up, I witnessed the adverse and tragic effects that heart diseases and diabetes drugs had on my […]

The New Dietary Guidelines The media has focused a lot of recent attention on the new Scientific Report of the 2015 Federal Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, which no longer lists cholesterol as a nutrient of concern for overconsumption. Dr. Kim Williams, president of the American College of Cardiology, had mixed reactions to the new guidelines. […]

It’s common for people to give up red meat in an attempt to get healthier and lower their cholesterol levels. But does choosing chicken and fish over beef help to lower cholesterol? In this Nutritionfacts.org video, Dr. Michael Greger takes a look at what the research shows. We’ve also included a summary of the video below. […]

A little over a year ago, I decided I wanted to lose weight and get healthy, because I was dangerously overweight and always felt tired and depressed. I started by buying a scale with a 400-pound limit. Seeing 395 pounds was a real eye-opener! I joined a gym and started working out three hours a […]

I found Forks Over Knives online while looking for ways to naturally drop my “hereditary” high cholesterol, a diagnosis I received at age 25. My doctor told me that once I was done having kids, I needed to go on statin drugs. I had tried lots of diet changes, but nothing seemed to help. I […]

Should cholesterol-lowering statins be added to our drinking water in order to prevent atherosclerosis, like fluoride is added to prevent tooth decay? Some medical doctors and scientists have recommended this public health measure because heart disease and strokes threaten the lives of more than half of all people following the Western diet. Apparently, even healthy […]

I’m 38 years-old, and my father had his first heart attack at 40. I’ve been taking beta-blockers since the age of 20 and my cholesterol has never been below 230. I am married with a four-year-old autistic child and work full-time. It is very important to me to break through this family gene that has […]