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854. Do artificial sweeteners help—or hurt—efforts to manage weight? Fresh research offers some surprising new answers. References: Effect of sweeteners and sweetness enhancers on weight management and gut microbiota composition in individuals with overweight or obesity: the SWEE ...  Show more

853. A recent study on ultra-processed foods seems to be yet another nail in the coffin for UPFs. But all is not as it seems. References Effect of ultra-processed food consumption on male reproductive and metabolic health Related Episodes: Maybe “hyperpalatabilty” isn’t the probl ...  Show more

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 ...

Two dietitians answer, does your weight affect your cholesterol or is that just a myth? It does seem that every health problem is blamed on a person’s weight but today we’re aiming to help listeners understand that the cholesterol in eggs does not affect the cholesterol in you ...

Did you know that every cell in your body needs cholesterol? Or that a significant amount of cholesterol is made from your liver? This week Darlene Kvist, LN and Cassie Weness, RD welcome special guest Dr. Ryan Bentley t ...

These are my evidence based recommendations for specific foods you should be eating everyday to lower cholesterol.We’ve done a full dive into what cholesterol is, why we need it, how we measure it and why it’s important to get certain measures of cholesterol in our blood down to ...  Show more