Biotechnology:
Heart Disease and Cholesterol
See also:
Sites:
- 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.
- 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.
- Fish Oils and Cholesterol/Triglycerides - Summaries
of research concerning
fish oils and serum cholesterol
and triglyceride levels.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- US Food and Drug Administration - Information
regarding keeping cholesterol
under control. An article
by John Henkel.
- 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.
- Veritas Medicine - Clinical trial listings for
high cholesterol. Perform
a personalized search
to find ongoing clinical
trials that match your
needs.
- WebMDHealth: Cholesterol Management Health Center
- 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.
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