- 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
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