High Cholesterol WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on High Cholesterol
High cholesterol in the bloodstream greatly affects the risk of developing heart disease. Various factors affect high cholesterol levels such as diet, weight, physical activity, age and heredity. High cholesterol does not cause specific symptoms so it is important to get levels checked at least every five years. High cholesterol is treated with medications if lifestyle changes are not sufficient. 1
Fast Facts:
- Builds up in the walls of arteries causing them to harden. 2
- Many people are unaware that their cholesterol level is too high.3
- Reducing saturated fats in the diet helps lower blood cholesterol levels.4
- Losing weight and regular exercise can reduce high cholesterol.5
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Latest Headlines on High Cholesterol
What is High Cholesterol?
- University of Pennsylvania Health System: High Blood Cholesterol and Triglycerides
- Medical News Today: What is Cholesterol? What Causes High Cholesterol?
- ConsumerReportsHealth.org: What is High Cholesterol?
What Are The Symptoms of High Cholesterol?
- eMedicine Health: High Cholesterol Symptoms
- Mayo Clinic: High Blood Cholesterol Signs & Symptoms
- Healthwise (via WebMD): High Cholesterol—Symptoms
- A.D.A.M. (via HealthCentral): High Cholesterol Symptoms
What Are The Causes and Complications of High Cholesterol?
- eMedicine Health: High Cholesterol Causes
- Mayo Clinic: High Blood Cholesterol Causes | Complications
- FamilyDoctor: Why is a High Cholesterol Level Unhealthy?
- Cardiology Channel: High Cholesterol Causes and Risk Factors
- Healthwise (via WebMD): High Cholesterol - Cause
What Are The Treatments and Medications for High Cholesterol?
- eMedicine Health: High Cholesterol Self-Care at Home | Medical Treatment
- American Heart Association: How Can I Lower High Cholesterol?
- Mayo Clinic: High Blood Cholesterol Treatment | Self-Care
- FamilyDoctor: Cholesterol-Lowering Medicines
- Everyday Health: Drug Treatments for High Cholesterol
What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for High Cholesterol?
- Mayo Clinic: High Blood Cholesterol Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- MotherNature.com: High Cholesterol
- Cleveland Clinic: Complementary/Alternative Medicine (CAM) Therapies for Cholesterol Reduction
- Natural Standard: West African Green Tea for High Cholesterol (May 1, 2007)
How Do You Prevent High Cholesterol?
- eMedicine Health: Prevention of High Cholesterol
- Cardiology Channel: High Cholesterol - Nutrition for Adults | Nutrition for Children
- Healthwise (via WebMD): High Cholesterol—Prevention
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: High Blood Cholesterol Prevention
Wisdom, Blogs, and Message Boards about High Cholesterol
- Health Channels Forum: High Cholesterol
- Mayo Clinic: Cholesterol—The Top 5 Foods to Lower Your Numbers
- Natural Sports Medicine Blog: Dr. T’s Guidelines To Reduce High Cholesterol (Jan. 18, 2007)
- HealthBoards: High Cholesterol Message Board
Foundations and Support Groups on High Cholesterol
- American Heart Association: Managing Your Cholesterol
- National Heart Lung and Blood Institute: Reduce High Blood Cholesterol
- Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation: Cholesterol and Heart Disease
- DailyStrength: High Cholesterol Support Group
- SparkPeople: Cholesterol Support
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on High Cholesterol
- PubMed Central: High Cholesterol Search
- Journal of the American Medical Association: High Cholesterol Search
- Google Scholar: High Cholesterol Search
Clinical Trials on High Cholesterol
- ClinicalTrials.gov: High Cholesterol Studies
- CenterWatch: High Cholesterol Clinical Trials
Research Notes References
- ↑ National Heart Lung and Blood Institute: High Blood Cholesterol: What You Need To Know
- ↑ eMedicineHealth: High Cholesterol
- ↑ Mayo Clinic: High Blood Cholesterol Signs and Symptoms
- ↑ MedicineNet: How Can LDL Cholesterol Levels be Lowered?
- ↑ WebMD: Treatment and Care
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- Contributor: Tara Salamone
- Reviewer: Scott Pearlman, M.D.
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Tara Salamone
- Reviewer: Scott Pearlman, M.D.
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Cholesterol management, High colesterol, High clestral, Lower cholesterol, High hdl, Treating high cholesterol, Cholesterol preventio, Hypercholescterolemia, Cholesterol prevention
- Last update: Jul. 17, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
