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Exploring Cholesterol & CVD
A series of papers published recently in Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity highlights the growing divide between approaches to cardiovascular disease (CVD) that focus on LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) and clinical observations that are leading researchers and practicing physicians to refocus attention on other factors that may play a bigger role in atherosclerosis and CVD.
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10 Dietary Fiber Sources to Upregulate Microbiome Health
Eating foods high in dietary fiber leads to healthy outcomes. Examining the research into fiber fosters an appreciation for the molecular diversity and variations of fiber types, as well as the role fiber plays as a substrate for gut microbial metabolism. Dietary fiber impacts both the function and composition of the microbiota yielding physiologic responses…