Dear readers, There is universal consensus that one of the most impactful approaches to reducing cardiovascular risk is to lower blood cholesterol particles through lifestyle…

Dear readers, Yes, I know. Everyone will scream at the first study from Australia reporting self-reported “low-carb” diets raise the risk of type 2 diabetes…

Dear readers, Exciting new research from Harvard University followed 30,000 women for 30 years, and the triad of LDL-cholesterol, hs-CRP, and Lp(a) predicted cardiac outcomes,…

Dear readers, Cardiometabolic health has become a discussion point in the presidential election, and many people in my preventive clinic are asking me if they…

Dear readers, More data, same message: we should eat more plant-based foods and less animal foods. Two major studies associated meat consumption with an increased…

Dear readers, Good fats, bad fats, animal fats, plant fats. It is a mantra we hear over and over. A new large prospective cohort study…

Dear readers, The scientific database for selecting plant over animal diets became stronger in just one week. A careful analysis of the “keto” low-carb diet…

Dear readers, It is not often that a new essential fatty acid for optimal human function is identified (it has been 90 years since Omega-3…

Dear readers, Optimal cardiometabolic health (CMH) is a conglomeration of measurements including adiposity, blood glucose, blood lipids, blood pressure, and clinical cardiovascular disease. This newsletter…