Mike Stevens will have the details. On Health Check, a new food product to help lower cholesterol passes the Food and Drug Administration safety standards. The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new diet spread for consumers concerned about cholesterol. A study in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows the extract, called plant sterols, lowers bad cholesterol by an average of 7 to 10 percent. A new study suggests there's a way to eat the same number of calories and lose about six pounds.
Doctors say low calorie foods like skim milk and low fat cheese are excellent sources of calcium.
The study was funded by the National Dairy Council. It marks the start of skin cancer detection and prevention month. Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer and it's on the rise. One in five Americans will develop some form of skin cancer during their lifetime. Parents are urged to use sunscreen on children because 80-percent of lifetime sun exposure happens before age 18.