Cholesterol

• Latest News
• Low-carb Diet Best at Producing Weight Loss (10/28/2004, Reuters Health)
• MRI Scan Can Monitor Cholesterol Health (10/11/2004, Reuters Health)
• Lipid Levels Vary by Race, Gender (10/08/2004, United Press International)

• From the National Institutes of Health
• Cholesterol Counts for Everyone (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• High Blood Cholesterol: What You Need to Know (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Live Healthier Live Longer (National Cholesterol Education Program) - Links to PDF File

• Overviews
• Cholesterol (American Heart Association)

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Measurement of Cholesterol (American Heart Association)
• What Are Healthy Levels of Cholesterol? (American Heart Association)

• Treatment
• ALLHAT: New Findings about Drugs to Lower High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Cholesterol Lowering Medicines (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• How Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Work (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• How to Stay on Your Cholesterol-Lowering Medication (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• JAMA Patinet Page: Treatment of High Cholesterol (American Medical Association)
• Statin Drugs: Potential Side Effects (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Statins: Powerful Drugs for Lowering Cholesterol (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF File

• Health Check Tools
• Risk Assessment Tool for Estimating Your 10-Year Risk of Having a Heart Attack (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Hypercholesterolemia (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Hypercholesterolemia (National Institutes of Health)

• Prevention/Screening
• Cholesterol Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
• HDL Cholesterol Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
• LDL Cholesterol Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
• Simple Steps to Help Reduce Your Risk (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

• Nutrition
• Clarification of Association's Recommendations on Egg Consumption (American Heart Association)
• Coconut: Is It High in Cholesterol? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Fats & Cholesterol -- The Good, The Bad, and The Healthy Diet (Harvard School of Public Health)
• Heart-Healthy Home Cooking: African American Style (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - Links to PDF File
• How Can I Lower High Cholesterol? (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF File
  Also available in: Spanish
• Margarine vs. Butter: Which Is Better for Your Heart? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Recipes for Low-Fat and Low-Cholesterol Meals (American Heart Association)
• Tips for Eating Out (American Heart Association)

• Disease Management
• Coronary Heart Disease Explained (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• How You Can Lower Your Cholesterol Level: Virtual Fitness Room (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
• Managing Cholesterol (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
  Also available in: Spanish
• Talk to Your Doctor--Be Part of Your Health Care Team (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

• Related Issues
• Chart Your Progress - Reach Your Goal (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Cholesterol, Triglycerides, and Diabetes (American Diabetes Association) - Links to PDF File
  Also available in: Spanish
• What Every Consumer Should Know about Trans Fatty Acids (Food and Drug Administration)
• What's the Difference between LDL and HDL Cholesterol? (American Heart Association)

• Research
• Low-Sodium Diet Does Not Raise Blood Cholesterol Levels (American Heart Association)
• Update on Cholesterol Guidelines: More-Intensive Treatment Options for Higher Risk Patients (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

• Organizations
• American Heart Association
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

• Statistics
• Cholesterol (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
  Also available in: Spanish
• FASTATS: Cholesterol (National Center for Health Statistics)
• High Blood Cholesterol and Other Lipids: Statistical Fact Sheet-Risk Factors (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF File
• State-Specific Trends in High Blood Cholesterol Awareness Among Persons Screened - United States, 1991-1999 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

• Women
• Women Urged to Reduce Heart Disease Risk Before Menopause (American Heart Association)

• Children
• Cholesterol and Your Child (Nemours Foundation)
• Cholesterol: Diet Tips for Children with High Cholesterol (American Academy of Family Physicians)
  Also available in: Spanish
• What's Cholesterol? (Nemours Foundation)

• Teenagers
• What Is Cholesterol? (Nemours Foundation)

• Seniors
• Cholesterol Screening Coverage Under Medicare (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF File

• Information from the Medical Encyclopedia
• Cholesterol