Cholesterol

Cholesterol - facts and information, high and low cholesterol, lowering cholesterol

Advice Concerning Cholesterol - Information about levels and how to lower them naturally. Includes links to related web sites and recommended books and health supplements.

American Heart Association - Gives complete details on the cholesterol numbers and what they should be.

Ask the Dietitian - Question and answer format about cholesterol and saturated fat.

Bupa - Concise fact sheet explaining the causes, symptoms and treatment of cholesterol. Available for down loading in Adobe acrobat format.

The Cholesterol Myths - Review of this issue, written by an independent researcher, Uffe Ravnskov, MD, PhD.

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.

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.

Focus on Cholesterol - List of resources for patients experiencing elevated cholesterol levels. Explanation of its role in heart disease.

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.

General Practice Notebook - Cholesterol - Clinically-oriented information.

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.

The Healthy Refrigerator - Nutritional advice and information to reduce risk of heart problems or manage heart conditions. Recipes, foods suggestions, facts about heart disease.

How Stuff Works - Doctor-written seven-part description of cholesterol and how to avoid its health problems.

Inch Aweigh: Lowering Your Cholesterol - The Foods - A cholesterol-lowering guide that explains what to eat, what to avoid and why.

InteliHealth: Cholesterol - Includes basic information, treatment options, and an ask-the-expert section. Reviewed by Harvard Medical School.

International Health News Database - Summaries of the latest research concerning fish oils and cholesterol/triglycerides.

Kyolic - Causes, treatment, symptoms and diet and exercise for Cholesterol.

Lifeclinic.com - Learn why blood cholesterol matters and how to choose foods to lower your levels.

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.

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.

Mamas Health - Provides information about Cholesterol. What it is and how to control it.

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.

Medbroadcast.com - Find out how to lower your cholesterol level through diet or medication.

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.

Natural Healthlinks - Introduction to high and low cholesterol, it's symptoms, diet, lifestyle changes and dietary supplements that may be helpful.

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.

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.

US Food and Drug Administration - Information regarding keeping cholesterol under control. An article by John Henkel.

Veritas Medicine - Clinical trial listings for high cholesterol. Perform a personalized search to find ongoing clinical trials that match your needs.

WebMDHealth - Offers a consumer health site for cholesterol, written and reviewed by doctors.

What Doctors Don't Tell You - Information about cholesterol test kits and how they are being kept off the market by the medical establishment.

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.

Cholesterol - drugs to reduce cholesterol

Blood Lipid-Lowering Agents - Pharmacologic information on the major types of drugs used to lower serum cholesterol levels.

Cholesterol Lowering Medicines - US NIH National Heart, Blood, and Lung Institute advice on the use of medications to reduce LDL cholesterol. Includes discussions of statins, bile acid sequestrants, nicotinic acid, and fibrates.

Cholesterol Reducing Drugs - American Heart Association encyclopedia article on drugs for this purpose, discussing conditions treated, possible side effects, overdose signs, and other topics.

Cholesterol-Lowering Agents - "Advance for Nurses" professional educational material about this class of medications and their use in reducing hyperlipidemia.

The Truth About Cholesterol Lowering Drugs and Cholesterol - Collection of news stories and other information about the risks of Baycol and other statins, from Dr. Joseph Mercola, who advocates holistic treatments emphasizing nutrition.

Cholesterol - low fat recipes

Al and Abigail's Country Place - A list that includes chicken, beef, pork, and desserts. Offers links to many other resources.

Anita's Low Fat Recipes - Sorted by category, percentage of fat, nutritional information, and name. Many include photos of the prepared dish.

Better Homes and Gardens Low Fat Recipes - A small selection that include preparation times. Also offers links to many other food categories, including holiday.

Bitsy's Kitchen Lowfat Recipes - A collection that includes appetizers, main entrees, and desserts. Offers a large selection of food and related categories.

Body Break Online - Healthy recipes, plus information on speed training, nutrition, exercise, and related products.

Cafe Creosote Low Fat Recipes - A collection both tasty sounding and healthy. Also offers a cooking guide, a Farmer's Market link, a news board, and restaurant information.

Calorie Control Council - Information on cutting calories and fat in the diet, achieving and maintaining a healthy weight, plus favorite low calorie reduced fat recipes.

Chef Frank's Lite Cuisine - Includes many recipes made for Weight Watchers 123 system, but suitable for anyone. Offers cooking tips, and a recipe web ring.

Cooking Light - Most recipes are low-fat or low-calorie versions of more sinful concoctions. Links to menus and meal planning, healthy life, and community.

Deb's Low Fat Recipes - A good selection that includes desserts, also a message board and a food and recipe chat.

Diet and Exercise - Recipes from UC Davis. Also included are health and exercise tips, and guidelines for modifying recipes.

Diet Club - A data base of healthy recipes, most of them low in fat. Also offers a diabetes center, a library, a member sign up, and a store.

Diet-Cookbook.com - Searchable database of recipes for calorie controlled and low fat diets.

Epicurious Recipe File - A large selection of dishes, plus a recipe search, forums, information on restaurants, food and wine dictionaries, beverages, and cookbooks.

3 Fat Chicks on a Diet - Several hundred recipes, from appetizers to desserts, plus a message board, a diet guide, and dieting resources.

Flora's Collection of Low Fat Recipes - Featuring a comprehensive list, desserts and main dishes in particular. Links to many food categories, and beverage recipes.

FoodFit - Find low-fat recipes and menus for a week along with a recipe finder and fitness tips.

Good Morning America Low-Fat Recipes - Offerings from world famous chefs as broadcast on the program. Has a separate link for the most recent recipes, plus the complete archives.

Good Stuff Online - Vegetarian recipes include soymilk smoothies, breakfast burritos, and dozens of other dishes. Also offers a glossary, and cookbook reviews.

Healthy Choice Recipes - Easy-to-follow recipes, including salads, dinners, and desserts. Links to travel, wellness, and product information.

Healthy Cooking - Recipes using a special technique for cooking healthy, tasty foods with no frying, including an extensive article on the subject.

A Healthy Tomorrow Recipe Index - A good sized list of recipes. Also included are links to Loma Linda University information.

Hookery Cookery Healthy Recipes - A collection of assorted low fat and healthy recipes. Includes links to a variety of other recipe categories as well.

Inch-Aweigh Lo Fat Recipe Collection - Provides a selection for meals, snacks and desserts. Links to nutritional information, diet articles, and features.

iVillage Low-fat Cooking - Find over 600 recipes as well as articles and tips on low-fat eating.

Ladies Home Journal - Low Fat Meals - Easy low-fat meals from appetizers through desserts. Links for decorating, home improvement, gardening, and holidays.

Lightliving.com - Recipe archives divided by category. also includes tips for healthy cooking, a discussion forum, and a kid's cooking corner.

Low Fat Cooking with Chef Patty Rademacher - A small collection of sample recipes from her new cookbook.

Low Fat Lifestyle - Recipes for appetizers, soups, entrees, and desserts. Information on exercise, health news, a fitness shop, and books.

Low Fat Southern Recipes - A large choice of dishes segregated into categories that include desserts, salads, meats, breads, soups, vegetables, beverages, and crockpot.

The Low Fat Vegetarian Recipe Archive - A collection of over 4,000 recipes, as well as information about healthy vegetarian diets, and a nutrient database.

Low Fat Veggie Food - Recipes, weight loss tips, diet advice for vegetarians and others. Includes weight loss success stories, diet plan, and cookbook reviews.

A Low Fat Way of Life - Recipes and hints on how to buy, cook, and eat, fat free or low fat. Includes a newsletter.

Low-Fat Living Recipe Archive - Recipes categorized for every course are offered. Includes articles and tips for dining out.

Low-fat Recipes - Offers a selection of recipes for low-fat entrées, salads, desserts, bread, and soups for regular and special occasions.

Lowfat Weekly - Recipes, cooking tips, adapting recipes to lowfat, and help with cooking lowfat foods.

Mardi's Low-Fat Lifestyle Forum Home Page - Low-fat recipes and cooking, eating, and lifestyle tips.

Mayo Clinic Recipe File - A large selection of recipes, from quick and healthy recipes to recipe makeovers created by registered dietitians.

Meals.com - Offers low fat and fat free recipes, cooking tips, Seven day meal plans, special offers, plus other features and advice.

Oaks Spa Cuisine - A selection of low fat recipes from the Oaks Spa in Ojai California.

Pasta Press Recipes - Low fat pasta recipes from Pasta Press magazine. Includes articles and back issue purchase information.

PastryWiz Low Fat Recipes - A good selection of low-fat recipes, including Zucchini Bread and Turkey Fajitas.

Recipes for Success - Weight-conscious recipes with calorie, fat, fiber, and WW "points" noted. Available as a newsletter.

Recipezaar Low Fat recipes - A large selection that includes complete nutritional information. Also offers a recipe search and a personal cookbook.

Sarah's "Lite" Recipes - Find a selection of lite recipes including salads, sandwiches, and soups.

Stauffer's Lean Cuisine - Recipes, health tips, meal planning, a daily nutrition analyzer, a produce finder, and other resources.

Weight Watchers Delicious Diet Recipes - Includes archive and recipe swap by category. Information on Weight Watchers, fitness, and success stories.

Weight Watchers Member's Recipes - Offering a large collection of low point recipes arranged into categories by books, plus a question and answer forum.

Women Fitness - A source of low fat recipes for soups, appetizers, juices and snacks. Includes vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes, and desserts. Also offers information on joining.

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