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| Web Pages |
| Eat Fat, Be Healthy |
| Information about genetically-caused heart disease due to small-particle LDL syndrome. Includes questions and answers, book excerpt and cardiac risk quiz. |
| US Food and Drug Administration |
| Information regarding keeping cholesterol under control. An article by John Henkel. |
| The Healthy Refrigerator |
| Nutritional advice and information to reduce risk of heart problems or manage heart conditions. Recipes, foods suggestions, facts about heart disease. |
| Lifeclinic.com |
| Learn why blood cholesterol matters and how to choose foods to lower your levels. |
| Bupa |
| Concise fact sheet explaining the causes, symptoms and treatment of cholesterol. Available for down loading in Adobe acrobat format. |
| How Stuff Works |
| Doctor-written seven-part description of cholesterol and how to avoid its health problems. |
| Ask the Dietitian |
| Question and answer format about cholesterol and saturated fat. |
| When to Start Cholesterol-Lowering Therapy in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease |
| A statement for health care professionals from the American Heart Association task force on risk reduction. |
| American Heart Association |
| Gives complete details on the cholesterol numbers and what they should be. |
| Cholesterol Test |
| Information about home testing kits which allow you to test your own level without the expense and delay of going to a doctor. |
| Veritas Medicine |
| Clinical trial listings for high cholesterol. Perform a personalized search to find ongoing clinical trials that match your needs. |
| What Doctors Don't Tell You |
| Information about cholesterol test kits and how they are being kept off the market by the medical establishment. |
| MDchoice.com |
| In four sections: Informs as to why blood cholesterol matters, guidelines for heart healthy living, cholesterol in children and fats and foods tables. |
| Advice Concerning Cholesterol |
| Information about levels and how to lower them naturally. Includes links to related web sites and recommended books and health supplements. |
| Mamas Health |
| Provides information about Cholesterol. What it is and how to control it. |
| Focus on Cholesterol |
| List of resources for patients experiencing elevated cholesterol levels. Explanation of its role in heart disease. |
| Fish Oils and Cholesterol/Triglycerides |
| Summaries of research concerning fish oils and serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels. |
| Kyolic |
| Causes, treatment, symptoms and diet and exercise for Cholesterol. |
| Natural Healthlinks |
| Introduction to high and low cholesterol, it's symptoms, diet, lifestyle changes and dietary supplements that may be helpful. |
| InteliHealth: Cholesterol |
| Includes basic information, treatment options, and an ask-the-expert section. Reviewed by Harvard Medical School. |
| Lipid Clinic |
| For the public and healthcare professionals to learn about the evaluation and treatment of high cholesterol and lipid abnormalities. |
| Living with Cholesterol: AHA |
| Information for understanding the facts and reducing your risk factor of heart disease and stroke. Recipes available. |
| Ruchi Health.com: Cholesterol |
| Learn about its sources, its effects, and its roles in the body. Also know about how soya helps to check high cholesterol. |
| National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute |
| In-depth look at cholesterol and why it matters, heart disease, benefits from lowering, having it checked, diet, exercise, weight and many more topics are discussed. |
| Inch Aweigh: Lowering Your Cholesterol - The Foods |
| A cholesterol-lowering guide that explains what to eat, what to avoid and why. |
| For Your Health - High Cholesterol Risks |
| High cholesterol, lipids, lipoproteins, LDL HDL, triglycerides, and metabolic syndrome. Offers answers as to what it all means, and how to treat it. |
| The Cholesterol Myths |
| Review of this issue, written by an independent researcher, Uffe Ravnskov, MD, PhD. |
| Good News in Cholesterol |
| Offers information on how to maintain healthy cholesterol levels. With cholesterol calculation tools and healthy recipes, users learn how lead a healthy lifestyle vital in the prevention of heart disease and stroke. |
| Rose Medical Center - High Cholesterol |
| An article about cholesterol, discussing the interpretation of the numbers, good and bad cholesterol as well as how to fight it when it is high. |
| Lowering Cholesterol Naturally |
| Independent information about safely lowering cholesterol levels through diet and supplements, including causes and symptoms of high cholesterol, and cholesterol medications and their side effects on your health. |
| WebMDHealth: Cholesterol Management Health Center |
| Consumer health site for cholesterol, written and reviewed by doctors. |
| Medbroadcast.com |
| Find out how to lower your cholesterol level through diet or medication. |
| VAP Cholesterol Test - Atherotech |
| Information about the Vertical Auto Profile cholesterol test, which identifies twice as many people at risk than the traditional test, including those with inherited risk factors. |
| THINCS - The International Network Of Cholesterol Skeptics |
| An association of scientists, science writers, physicians, and other academically trained individuals who are skeptical to the cholesterol hypothesis. |