- 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
- Big Fat Truth
Offing information to improve children's heart health by lowering cholesterol and heart disease risk through diet and nutrition.
www.never2early.org
- High Cholesterol Medicines to Help You
Explains good and bad cholesterol and provides information on a variety of types of medicines used to control high cholesterol and their possible side effects. From the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
www.fda.gov/womens/medicinecharts/cholesterol.html
- 2 Sources
Explains how high cholesterol is a function both of diet and of genetics. From Merck & Schering-Plough.
www.2sourcesofcholesterol.com
- familydoctor.org: Nutrition Tips for Kids
Provides tips and examples for helping children reduce their risk of high cholesterol through a healthy diet and exercise.
familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/heartdisease/kids/495.html
- MDChoice: 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
- CardiologyChannel: High Cholesterol
Explains about cholesterol, types, causes and risk of high cholesterol, treatment, and nutrition.
www.cardiologychannel.com/hypercholesterolemia/index.shtml
- Doctor's Guide to Elevated Cholesterol
Resources including latest medical news and information for patients or friends/parents of patients diagnosed with elevated cholesterol. Includes clinical information, discussion groups, and more.
www.docguide.com/news/content.nsf/PatientResAllCateg/Elevated%20Cholesterol...
- DHDSP - Cholesterol
Information on cholesterol, facts and statistics, prevention, and FAQ. From CDC Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (DHDSP).
www.cdc.gov/cholesterol
- London Ideas
Information about Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH), a genetic condition causing high cholesterol levels. Website discusses the symptoms, treatment, and a government research project on the condition.
www.fhcascade.org.uk
- Cholesterol Test Kits
Information about the availability of home test kits and instructions on how to use them.
www.cholesteroltest.org
- WebMD: Cholesterol Management Health Center
Explains cholesterol, what the numbers mean, provides tips for boosting good cholesterol, and related articles.
www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management
- Cholesterol Lowering Medicines
Provides descriptions of medicines that lower cholesterol levels. Medicines include statins, bile acid sequestrants, and fibrates.
www.nhlbisupport.com/chd1/meds.htm
- HealthCentral: Cholesterol Connection
Detailed health information on lowering high cholesterol levels, low cholesterol diets, testing, medication, and treatment.
www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol
- WEGO Health: High Cholesterol
Expert-rated resources on high cholesterol including understanding risk factors, heart healthy food options, and treatment options.
cholesterol.wegohealth.com/high-cholesterol.html
- American Heart Association: Good Cholesterol
Article by Dr. Peter P. Toth offers insight about "good cholesterol," and why high-density lipoprotein cholesterol is benefitial for your body.
www.circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/111/5/e89
- iVillage Total Health: Cholesterol
Provides information on heart health, including high cholesterol resources.
heart.health.ivillage.com/cholesterol/index.cfm
- 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/what-should-you-eat/fats-and-cholester...
- MerckSource: Controlling Your Cholesterol
Includes tips for interpreting cholesterol numbers, eating a low-fat diet, and exercising regularly.
www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_gethealthsmart_template.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppd...
- Consumer Reports Health: High Cholesterol
Provides information on high cholesterol, causes, symptoms, and treatment.
www.consumerreports.org/health/treatment-centers/staying-healthy/high-chole...
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