There seems to be conflicting information on the relationship between consuming shellfish and cholesterol. What does the latest research show? If shellfish is a high-cholesterol food, how much is too ...

The other day I received a call from a reader, upset and bewildered by a question in a nutrition quiz that ran in the Feb. 1-2 News/Sun-Sentinel Food section. The answer implied that, contrary to what ...

Dear Dr. Johnson: Is it really true that shellfish do not have much cholesterol, as previously believed? It is true that newer methods of measuring fats in shellfish indicate that the cholesterol ...

If you’re afraid eating shellfish will send your cholesterol sky high, don’t be. Many experts, including Marian Childs, University of Washington, now say it’s wrong to avoid shellfish because of such ...

Can a person eat shrimp and lobster if a doctor tells him or her to lower their cholesterol? I don't eat it often, but I'd like to know. I keep reading shellfish contain lots of cholesterol, and I ...