- 2 Sources
Explains how high cholesterol is a function both of diet and of genetics. From Merck & Schering-Plough.
www.2sourcesofcholesterol.com
- All about lowering cholestrol.com
Provides information on high cholesterol including causes, symptoms, preventive measures, and methods of lowering cholesterol levels.
www.all-about-lowering-cholesterol.com
- 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
- BBC Health: Cholesterol
Provides an overview of cholesterol, including definitions of cholesterol levels and food choices.
www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/cholesterol1.shtml
- CardiologyChannel: High Cholesterol
Explains about cholesterol, types, causes and risk of high cholesterol, treatment, and nutrition.
www.cardiologychannel.com/hypercholesterolemia/index.shtml
- Cholesterol Myths, The
Facts on the relationship between cholesterol and heart disease.
www.ravnskov.nu/cholesterol.htm
- Cholesterol Test Kits
Information about the availability of home test kits and instructions on how to use them.
www.cholesteroltest.org
- Decrease Cholesterol
Provides a guide to lowering cholesterol and fighting heart disease naturally.
www.decreasecholesterol.com
- 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
- 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...
- eMedicineHealth: High Cholesterol
Provides patient resources concerning high cholesterol, its causes, symptoms, and treatment.
www.emedicinehealth.com/high_cholesterol/article_em.htm
- FamilyDoctor.org: Cholesterol - What Your Level Means
Explains "what your cholesterol level means." Also provides tips to improve levels, lists different types of cholesterol, and when to get checked by a doctor.
familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/heartdisease/risk/029.html
- 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...
- Find Out About Cholesterol
Providing information on how to reduce and treat high level cholesterol. Includes recipes and products to help cope with cholesterol.
www.findoutaboutcholesterol.com
- HealthCentral: Cholesterol Connection
Detailed health information on lowering high cholesterol levels, low cholesterol diets, testing, medication, and treatment.
www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol
- 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
- 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
- HowStuffWorks: How Cholesterol Works
Provides information on different types of cholesterol and how they affect the cardiovascular system.
www.howstuffworks.com/cholesterol.htm
- iVillage Total Health: Cholesterol
Provides information on heart health, including high cholesterol resources.
heart.health.ivillage.com/cholesterol/index.cfm
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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 [NHLBI].
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/chd
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- MedicineNet: Lowering Your Cholesterol
Contains articles and advice written by doctors about cholesterol and heart attack prevention.
www.medicinenet.com/cholesterol/article.htm
- MedlinePlus: Cholesterol
Links to cholesterol news, informative articles, current research, and more.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cholesterol.html
- NetDoctor: High Cholesterol Level
Facts about high cholesterol, including treatments, prevention, and diagnosis.
www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/hypercholesterolemia.htm
- New York Times Health Guide: Cholesterol
A free collection of articles about cholesterol including recent medical findings and research areas.
health.nytimes.com/health/guides/nutrition/cholesterol/overview.html
- NHLBI: 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
- NIHSeniorHealth: High Blood Cholesterol
Overview of high cholesterol, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and FAQ.
nihseniorhealth.gov/highbloodcholesterol/toc.html
- 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
- 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
- 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
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