CARDIOVASCULAR WELLNESS- CHOLESTEROL

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• What is Cholesterol and What are the Types?: Cholesterol is necessary to keep the body functioning but too much of the "bad" cholesterol called LDL can cause more damage than good. Tune in to learn about the different types.
• What Do Your Cholesterol Numbers Mean?: Explains what each cholesterol test measures and whether your numbers fall into the desirable range.
• Hyperlipidemia: From VascularWeb, includes definitions, causes, tests, treatment options, and visual aids.
• Test Your Cholesterol IQ With This Quiz: How much do you truly know about cholesterol? Do you have a few minutes? Take this brief 10 question quiz.
• "Controlling Cholesterol": A comprehensive overview from U.S. News & World Report 
• What Are the Consequences of High Cholesterol?: Learn the consequences of having high cholesterol, and learn how this condition can harm you.
• Cholesterol-Lowering Medicines: Even if you take cholesterol-lowering medicine, it's important to keep up with your lifestyle changes. Eating a healthy diet and being physically active can make your medicine more effective. 
• Controlling Cholesterol with Statins: When it comes to keeping your heart healthy, what foods you eat and the genes you inherit matter. Good heart health also may depend on the drugs you take. Several medicines are effective at lowering blood cholesterol levels—a key factor in good heart health. Chief among them are the statins.
• Statins: Heart Health Superstars and More!: Statin drugs are the super stars of heart health, proven to prevent heart attacks and strokes. But there are hints that statins have the power to do more.
• Managing Cholesterol: Cholesterol is one of the most familiar medical words today. Cholesterol is a waxy substance that is very important for our body, but could also be very dangerous if there are high levels of it in our blood. This interactive tutorial will help you understand what cholesterol is and how to control the level of cholesterol in your body.
• Cholesterol Tracker: Monitor your progress on managing your cholesterol. Print and use this tool from the AHA and share it with your doctor.
• Women Fight Cholesterol: Heart disease is the number one killer of women in the U.S. but it can be prevented. One way is to control cholesterol levels.
• All about Triglycerides: Includes National Cholesterol Education Program guidelines for triglycerides, a discussion of why an excess of triglycerides is harmful, and dietary treatment goals from the AHA.
• "Triglycerides: Why do they matter?": Triglycerides are an important measure of heart health. Here's why triglycerides matter and what to do if your triglycerides are too high.