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Get Your Cholesterol Checked: Quick Guide to Healthy Living

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High cholesterol can cause heart disease or a heart attack. Talk to your doctor about how often you need to get your cholesterol checked. ... Details >

National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Heart Health: Conversation Starters

Use these tips to start a conversation with a loved one about making heart healthy changes. ... Details >

National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Keep Your Heart Healthy: Quick Guide to Healthy Living

Take steps to lower your risk of heart disease.... Details >

National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Take Steps to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes: Quick Guide to Healthy Living

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You can help prevent or delay type 2 diabetes by eating healthy foods and getting active. ... Details >

National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Trans Fat Now Listed With Saturated Fat and Cholesterol on the Nutrition Facts Label

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Consuming too much saturated fat, trans fat, and cholesterol increases your risk for coronary heart disease. Learn what trans fat is and how you can limit the amount of this fat in your diet. ... Details >

FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

Cholesterol - Questions to Ask Your Doctor - (PDF)

Many people have questions for their doctors about tests, drug treatments, risk factors and lifestyle changes. These are examples of common questions.... Details >

American Heart Association

Cholesterol IQ Quiz

Take this short quiz to learn how diet, physical activity, smoking and other factors impact the body's cholesterol levels.... Details >

American Heart Association

Cholesterol Reduction Calculator

You can't see high cholesterol. It doesn't have any symptoms, but it is a major risk factor for coronary heart disease. You can tackle high cholesterol if you understand your risk. Start now by taking... Details >

University of Maryland Medical Center

Cholesterol Tracker - (PDF)

Record your cholesterol levels after each doctor's visit, along with your exercise and diet goals. Watch your progress and stick to your plan.... Details >

American Heart Association

Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) - (PDF)

Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is also called heart disease or atherosclerosis. It is the hardening of the blood vessels by fatty deposits called plaque. Learn how you can lower your risk factors to im... Details >

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