Cholesterol

Overview

American Heart Association

• Cholesterol
• My Cholesterol Guide
• Watch, Learn and Live: Cholesterol (Modules)

Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre

• Cholesterol and Her Heart (Infographic)

Dietitians of Canada

• Facts on Cholesterol

Government of Canada

• High Cholesterol
• Cholesterol

Health Information Translations (United States)

• Cholesterol (Bilingual document)

Healthlink BC

• Cholesterol and Triglycerides Tests
• High Cholesterol
• When to Have a Cholesterol Test

icardio (Canada)

• Cholesterol
• Understanding Cholesterol Screening

Lab Tests Online (United States)

• Cholesterol
• HDL Cholesterol
• LDL Cholesterol
• VLDL Cholesterol

Mayo Clinic (United States)

• High Cholesterol: Symptoms & Causes

Medline Plus (United States)

• Cholesterol Levels
• Cholesterol Levels: What You Need to Know
• Cholesterol Testing and Results
• Cholesterol: What to Ask Your Doctor
• High Blood Cholesterol Levels
• HDL: The “Good” Cholesterol
• LDL: The “Bad” Cholesterol

Merck Manual — Consumer Version (United States)

• High Cholesterol: Quick Facts
• Cholesterol Disorders

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (United States)

• 5 Tips: What You Should Know About High Blood Cholesterol

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (United States)

• High Blood Cholesterol

Province of Nova Scotia (Canada)

• High Cholesterol

University of Ottawa Heart Institute

• Cholesterol and Your Heart (Infographic)

UpToDate for Patients

• High Cholesterol (The Basics) (Available upon request)
• High Cholesterol and Lipids (Beyond the Basics)

Treatment & Living With

American Heart Association

• Prevention and Treatment of High Cholesterol

British Dietetic Association

• Cholesterol: Food Fact Sheet

Dietitians of Canada

• Understanding Eggs and Cholesterol

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

• Managing Cholesterol
• How to Manage Your Cholesterol (Booklet)
• Cholesterol-Lowering Medications (Statins)
• Other Cholesterol-Lowering Medications
• Eat to Lower Your Cholesterol
• Dietary Fats, Oils and Cholesterol

Healthlink BC

• Cholesterol Treatment Guidelines
• Cholesterol and Triglycerides: Eating Fish and Fish Oil
• High Cholesterol: Making Lifestyle Changes

Mayo Clinic (United States)

• Cholesterol Medications: Consider the Options
• High Cholesterol: Diagnosis & Treatment
• Cholesterol: Top Foods to Improve Your Numbers

Medline Plus (United States)

• Cholesterol and Lifestyle
• Cholesterol — Drug Treatment
• Cholesterol Medicines
• How to Lower Cholesterol
• How to Take Statins
• Niacin for Cholesterol

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (Untied States)

• Cholesterol Management at a Glance

Province of Nova Scotia

• Cholesterol — Lifestyle Changes to Lower Your Cholesterol
• Cholesterol — Plant Sterols and Stanols
• High Cholesterol: Cholesterol-Lowering Medicines

St. Michael’s Hospital (Canada)

• The Portfolio Diet: An Evidence-Based Eating Plan for Lower Cholesterol

UpToDate for Patients

• Can Foods or Supplements Lower Cholesterol? (The Basics) (Available upon request)
• High Cholesterol and Lipid Treatment Options (Beyond the Basics)

Related Topics

• Diabetes
• Exercise
• Heart Attack
• Heart Disease
• High Blood Pressure
• Nutrition
• Smoking Cessation

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