- Live Healthier, Live Longer - Information on The ATP III Update
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
- 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
- Cholesterol Myths, The
Facts 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
- 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
- MedicineNet: Lowering Your Cholesterol
Contains articles and advice written by doctors about cholesterol and heart attack prevention.
www.medicinenet.com/cholesterol/article.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
- Decrease Cholesterol
Provides a guide to lowering cholesterol and fighting heart disease naturally.
www.decreasecholesterol.com
- HowStuffWorks: How Cholesterol Works
Provides information on different types of cholesterol and how they affect the cardiovascular system.
www.howstuffworks.com/cholesterol.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
- eMedicineHealth: High Cholesterol
Provides patient resources concerning high cholesterol, its causes, symptoms, and treatment.
www.emedicinehealth.com/high_cholesterol/article_em.htm
- 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
- 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
- NetDoctor: High Cholesterol Level
Facts about high cholesterol, including treatments, prevention, and diagnosis.
www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/hypercholesterolemia.htm
- BBC Health: Cholesterol
Provides an overview of cholesterol, including definitions of cholesterol levels and food choices.
www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/cholesterol1.shtml
- NIHSeniorHealth: High Blood Cholesterol
Overview of high cholesterol, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and FAQ.
nihseniorhealth.gov/highbloodcholesterol/toc.html
- 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
- 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
- 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
- CardiologyChannel: High Cholesterol
Explains about cholesterol, types, causes and risk of high cholesterol, treatment, and nutrition.
www.cardiologychannel.com/hypercholesterolemia/index.shtml
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