You probably know that fried food, chocolate cake and loaded bacon cheeseburgers are not the best foods to consume as part of a healthy diet, but what exactly makes them so unhealthy? Junk foods and foods with a lot of animal products contain unhealthy fats, and may lack many nutrients that are important for overall…
September is National Cholesterol Education Month, and OakBend Medical Center encourages children, young adults and older individuals to get their blood cholesterol checked and take the active steps to lower if found to be high. Personal cholesterol goals can be reached with individualized knowledge of lipid profiles, in addition to food and lifestyle choices. According…
