Weight loss is a large industry wherein are large number of people get to profit a lot. However, that does not mean it is actually useful. Some diets and weight loss products are simply fads and just do not work, and some can be positively harmful.
The only dietary regime that has lasted over many, many [...]



Cholesterol is often painted as the villain of the piece where general health is concerned, but in fact this soft, waxy substance is a vital body fat (the generic medical term is “lipid”) that is crucial to the functioning of your body’s cells as a source of energy and is transported around your body in [...]



So you’ve tested your cholesterol levels but what exactly do those numbers mean and what are HDL and LDL cholesterol and why is the ratio between them important?
First things first. High cholesterol (or hypercholesterolemia to use its medical name) is usually considered to mean high levels of LDL cholesterol in the blood.
Cholesterol is a [...]



So why does it actually matter whether or not you know what your cholesterol levels are? The simple and straightforward answer is that blood cholesterol levels can determine both how long and how well you will live. In other words, it can be a key determinator for quantity as well as quality of life.
The problem [...]