Recommended Web Sites

Cholesterol Quiz:Is Your Diet Hurting Your Heart? - The Mayo Clinic offers this quick quiz.

How Can I Lower High Cholesterol? and What Do My Cholesterol Levels Mean? and What Are High Blood Cholesterol and Triglycerides? - The American Heart Association has created these fact sheets.

What is High Blood Cholesterol? - The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute have created this fact sheet.

American Heart Association: Cholesterol - This Association’s mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke. A wealth of information on cholesterol will be found at this site and includes risk factors, treatment information and even tips for eating out.

The Best Foods to Lower Your Cholesterol and Protect Your Heart - The Mayo Clinic has created this information about foods which are good for you.

Cholesterol: What You Can Do to Lower Your Level - See this handout from the American Academy of Family Physicians to see how you can lower your cholesterol.

Cholesterol Lowering Medicines - Click here for information on statins and other medicines that lower cholesterol.

Cholesterol in NOAH - NOAH, New York Online Access to Health, is maintained by a group of organizations that include the New York Academy of Medicine, the New York City Department of Health, and the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center. The information obtained at this web site includes links to basic information, complications and concerns, and care and treatment.

Cholesterol: The Test - Click here to read about testing for cholesterol, from LabTestsOnline.

Harvard School of Public Health: Fats & Cholesterol - The overarching mission of the Harvard School of Public Health is to advance the public's health through learning, discovery, and communication. This informative fact sheet will provide information on both the good fat and bad fat.

How Stuff Works: How Cholesterol Works - This commercial site provides cholesterol information in a readable format.

Keeping Cholesterol Under Control - The FDA has created this information.

KidsHealth for Parents: Cholesterol and Your Child - This site was created by the Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media and aims to provide the best children's health information on the Internet. The information found here is written specifically for parents.

Mayo Clinic: High Blood Cholesterol - MayoClinic.com gives you access to the experience and knowledge of the more than 2,000 physicians and scientists of Mayo Clinic.

MedicineNet.com: Cholesterol and the Heart - This site is 100% Doctor-Produced by a network of over 70 U.S. Board Certified Physicians. Find out about cholesterol, triglycerides, and statin drugs at this site.

MEDLINEplus: Cholesterol - Developed by the National Library of Medicine, this consumer health site directs the user to selected online resources on many common diseases, conditions, and concerns.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: Cholesterol Counts for Everyone - This site provides information for people who want to prevent heart disease or for those who have heart disease. One can also access a number of tips sheets and will find a link to create a diet.

Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans - This guide is published jointly every 5 years by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture. This site provides information on fitness and nutrition, including a section on fat and cholesterol.

What Are Healthy Levels of Cholesterol? - Check here for information from the American Heart Association.

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