Low-fat diet may lead to high cholesterol - In India, as many as 10 per cent of the affluent urban upper classes now fall victim to coronary artery disease, a figure approaching the levels of th...

Cholesterol tests - During a general check-up, most doctors recommend that you undergo a cholesterol test to determine whether you are at risk of heart disease. The test...

The link with processed foods - Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) refers to the slow deterioration of the cells in the macula, a tiny yellowish area near the centre of the retin...

Please explain the numbers in the glycaemic index - We are now being bombarded almost daily with glycaemic food lists, thanks to the work of Dr Michel Montignac and Dr Robert Atkins. But can you tell me...

Failing eyesight: It can be caused by too much processed foods - Processed foods such as white rice, pasta and bread may make your eyesight worse, especially as you get older.

Low cholesterol levels increase mortality - Lowering serum cholesterol levels may actually increase the risk of death from stroke, recent research suggests. ...

Cholesterol tests - If you must have the test - Insist that total blood fats (total cholesterol, HDL, LDL and triglycerides) be checked and compared, as now recommended by the US National Cholestero...

Low fat diet: a violent end - More on the cholesterol debate (WDDTY Vol 3 No 1). ...