Oats vs Supplement for Cholesterol? BPA in Fish. Fish Oil After Heart Attack?

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January 9, 2024

PRODUCT UPDATES:

Oats vs Supplement for Cholesterol?
Can eating oats every day reduce total and LDL cholesterol as much as taking a phytosterol/stanol supplement, like CholestOff? Find out in our Oat Cereals Review. Also see our Top Picks among oat cereals, including steel-cut, rolled, and instant oats, and oat bran.

Also learn about red yeast rice for lowering cholesterol and our Top Pick among such supplements.

BPA & Phthalates in Canned Fish?
Plasticizers such as bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates can leach into food from packaging such as cans and foil pouches. How big of a problem is this in canned tuna and other packaged fish? See what tests by an independent group showed in the Quality Concerns section of our Tuna, Salmon, Sardines & Herring Review. Also see our Top Picks for canned tuna and other packaged fish.

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CLINICAL UPDATES:

High-Dose Fish Oil for Heart Attack Recovery?
During recovery from heart attack, does high-dose fish oil prevent another heart attack, heart failure, or death? Find out what a recent study showed in the Heart Disease and Stroke section of our Fish Oil Supplements Review. Also see our Top Picks for fish oil.

Probiotic for Gout?
Does supplementing with a probiotic reduce gout flares? Find out in the What They Do section of our Probiotic Supplements Review, which includes our Top Picks among probiotic supplements.

Also see: Which supplements and foods help with gout and which may worsen it?

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Ceramides and Blood Pressure?
Does supplementing with phytoceramides ("plant" ceramides), which are promoted for hydrating and plumping the skin, increase blood pressure? Find out in the Safety and Side Effects section of our article about phytoceramides.

Xylitol and Blood Sugar
Does taking xylitol, a low-calorie sweetener, affect blood sugar levels? Find out in the Xylitol section of our article about sweeteners and other sugar substitutes.

How to Identify Produce That's Coated?
Find out how you can identify fruits and vegetables coated with Edipeel when shopping for produce in our article about produce "washes" and edible coatings.

Want more? See answers to other questions and comments from readers.

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