Resources - Cholesterol

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High Blood Cholesterol

Cholesterol questions to ask your doctor (downloadable) (AHA)
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3006033

Common misconceptions about cholesterol (AHA)
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3006030

Food certification program (AHA)
http://www.heartcheckmark.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=2115

Know your fats (AHA)
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=532

Live healthier, Live longer (NHLBI)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/chd/index.htm

Risk assessment tool for estimating your 10-year risk of having a heart attack (NHLBI)
http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/atpiii/calculator.asp?usertype=pub

Test your cholesterol IQ (AHA)
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3032767

Test your cholesterol IQ (SparkPeople)
http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/quizzes_questions.asp?quizid=39

Trans Fat Help Center (No Trans Fat NYC)
http://www.notransfatnyc.org/

Institutional Resources

National Cholesterol Education Program (NHLBI, NIH) (NCEP)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/ncep/index.htm

Medications & Patient Safety

Checklist for taking prescription medication (AHA)
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=2109

Cholesterol-lowering drugs (AHA)
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4510

Drug therapy for cholesterol (AHA)
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=520

How to get a checkup on your medications (AHA)
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=95

Questions are the answer: Get more involved with your health care (AHRQ)
http://www.ahrq.gov/questionsaretheanswer/