High Cholesterol, Live Longer? Cholesterol Pa...

Dr.Alo walks Hannah through the full journey of cholesterol, from the food in your gut to the plaque in your arteries, explaining absorption, HDL and LDL biology, and why apoB particle counts matter more than any single cholesterol number. It is a deep, plain English tour of lipi ...  Show more

Dr.Alo and Hannah break down why cholesterol in your blood and cholesterol inside your brain operate as two separate systems, walking through the blood brain barrier, desmosterol, and what the largest statin and dementia studies actually show. Listeners get a clear, evidence base ...  Show more

Have you recently been to the doctor for cholesterol bloodwork and did your LDL cholesterol come back elevated? In this show, our dietitians go over what each number means in your lipid panel to determine your risk for heart issues with a special focus on LDL cholesterol. They ...

What's LDL cholesterol? What about HDL cholesterol? They should both be low, right? Understanding cholesterol is an important factor to assessing health risks like developing heart disease or having a heart attack or stroke.  On this week's episode of Ask a Nutritionist Brandy ...

This Deep Dive tries to explain that cholesterol is a waxy substance found throughout the body, necessary for cell building but problematic in excess. It notes that the body produces cholesterol, but some comes from animal-based foods and tropical oils high in certain fats. The s ...  Show more

The correlation between high cholesterol and heart disease is settled once and for all. This episode features audio from Cholesterol and Heart Disease: Why Has There Been So Much Controversy? and Does Dietary Cholesterol (Eggs) Raise Blood Cholesterol?. Visit the video pages for ...  Show more