Take this short quiz to learn how diet, physical activity, smoking and other factors impact the body's cholesterol levels.
Review Date: January 15, 2013
American Heart Association
Record your cholesterol levels after each doctor's visit, along with your exercise and diet goals. Watch your progress and stick to your plan.
Review Date: November 01, 2012
American Heart Association
Find multimedia presentations on a variety of topics, including physical activity, protecting your heart by lowering your cholesterol and triglyceride levels, hand washing, and more. Information is available in English,Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Hmong and Vietnamese.
Review Date: January 23, 2013
Healthy Roads Media
The lipid profile is a group of tests ordered together to determine your risk of coronary heart disease. These tests are good indicators of whether someone is likely to have a heart attack or stroke caused by blockage of blood vessels or hardening of the arteries (atherosclerois).
Review Date: November 01, 2012
American Association for Clinical Chemistry