Eating well for a better life

A balanced and well-adapted diet helps keep cardiovascular diseases at bay.

Can you eat butter if you have high cholesterol?

In fact, butter is one of the first foods people think they need to cut out when their cholesterol levels are too high. But is that really necessary? What is high cholesterol? An LDL cholesterol level (bad cholesterol because it infiltrates the walls of our arteries, causing cholesterol plaques) is [...]

Let's stop talking about "good" and "bad" cholesterol!

It’s not that we were “wrong,” but things change, and we must follow the science even if it challenges some of our certainties; it’s always been that way, and “good cholesterol” isn’t always good! This marks the end of a myth: we need to stop talking about “good cholesterol.” For [...]

Eat from a small plate for better weight control

Reducing portions is a good way to combat overweight. When we eat, we think more in terms of portions (a pint of beer, a cup of coffee, a slice of cake...) than in terms of precise quantities (centilitres, grams...). Dozens of studies have shown that reducing the diameter of a plate by 30% [...]

Can you drink red wine if you have high cholesterol?

Red wine has always been touted for its cardiovascular health benefits. In particular, it could increase levels of good cholesterol, HDL cholesterol. But is it really true? "A glass of red wine a day keeps the doctor away forever!" (In the saying, of English origin, it's the apple!) Really? Red [...]

Can you drink beer if you have high cholesterol?

An aperitif with friends, a sunny terrace, a soccer evening... A little beer wouldn't go amiss. But your last blood test revealed a cholesterol level that's a little too high. Does this mean you shouldn't drink it? As we all know, excess cholesterol will promote cardiovascular [...]

Can you eat red meat if you have high cholesterol?

Red meat is often singled out when you have excess cholesterol. Should you ban this type of meat from your plate, or is it possible to incorporate it in a reasonable way? Cholesterol is at the center of many people's concerns as they seek to adapt their diet to better control it. In this [...]

Mediterranean diet and reduced cardiovascular risk: An all-female study

These new observational data, published in Heart, suggest that the Mediterranean diet is associated with a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality in women. Those who adhered most closely to the Mediterranean diet had a 24% lower risk of CVD and a 23% lower risk of death. "A [...]

High blood pressure: salt consumption may affect men and women differently

Highlights - Hypertension, affects around 1.28 billion adults worldwide, many of them in low- and middle-income countries. - If blood pressure is not controlled, it can increase the risk of heart, brain and kidney disease. - A common but lesser-known cause of hypertension is salt sensitivity - where [...]