High Cholesterol in the Yahoo! Directory

Live Healthier, Live Longer
Explains the link between cholesterol and coronary heart disease and provides tips for lowering personal cholesterol levels. From the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/chd
American Heart Association: Cholesterol
Information to help people understand what cholesterol is, how it affects health, and how to manage blood cholesterol levels.
www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1516
Fats & Cholesterol
Describes the relationship of dietary fat and cholesterol to overall blood cholesterol levels. From the Harvard School of Public Health.
www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/fats.html
Cholesterol Myths
Focusing on the relationship between cholesterol and heart disease.
www.ravnskov.nu/cholesterol.htm
MedlinePlus: Cholesterol
Links to cholesterol news, informative articles, current research, and more.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cholesterol.html
Wikipedia: Cholesterol
User-generated article about cholesterol the lipid found in the cell membranes of all tissues, its physiology, clinical significance, and food sources.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholesterol
How Cholesterol Works
Provides information on different types of cholesterol and how they affect the cardiovascular system. From Howstuffworks.
www.howstuffworks.com/cholesterol.htm
WebMD: Cholesterol Health Center
Explains cholesterol, what the numbers mean, provides tips for boosting good cholesterol, and related articles.
www.webmd.com/diseases_and_conditions/cholesterol.htm
Make Early Diagnosis to Prevent Early Deaths (MEDPED)
Research project and nonprofit organization that helps people with the treatment of Familial Hypercholesterolemia and other inherited cholesterol disorders.
www.medped.org
MedicineNet: Cholesterol and the Heart
Contains articles and advice written by doctors about cholesterol and heart attack prevention.
www.medicinenet.com/cholesterol/article.htm
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: High Blood Cholesterol
Provides definitions, causes, signs and symptoms, treatments, FAQ, and other names for cholesterol.
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Hbc/HBC_WhatIs.html
NetDoctor.co.uk: Hypercholesterolemia
Facts about high cholesterol, including treatments, prevention, and diagnosis.
www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/hypercholesterolemia.htm
Blood Cholesterol
Informs why blood cholesterol matters, guidelines for heart healthy living, cholesterol in children, and fats and foods tables. From MDchoice.com.
www.mdchoice.com/Pt/consumer/1.asp
Cholesterol Test Kits
Information about the availability of home test kits and instructions on how to use them.
www.cholesteroltest.org
American Heart Association: Checklists for Lowering Your Cholesterol
Tips and descriptions for lowering cholestrol levels. Tips include eating habits, using medications properly, and making lifestyle changes.
www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=514
HeartPoint: Cholesterol
Focuses on diet related issues. Site includes graphics, food pyramids, and how to follow a low fat diet in order to maintain a healthy cholesterol level.
www.heartpoint.com/cholesterolmain.html
MayoClinic: Cholesterol Center
Facts about cholesterol, from understanding how high cholesterol affects your health to medication to help lower cholesterol.
www.mayoclinic.com/health/cholesterol/CL99999
2 Sources
Explains how high cholesterol is a function both of diet and of genetics. From Merck & Schering-Plough.
www.2sourcesofcholesterol.com
Never2Early.org
Offing information to improve children's heart health by lowering cholesterol and heart disease risk through diet and nutrition.
www.never2early.org
eMedicineHealth: High Cholesterol
Provides patient resources concerning high cholesterol, its causes, symptoms, and treatment.
www.emedicinehealth.com/high_cholesterol/article_em.htm