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National Heart Lung and Blood Insitute logoHigh Blood Cholesterol: What You Need to Know
DHHS. NIH. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
What is so important about your blood cholesterol? Learn what your cholesterol numbers mean.
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Live Healthier Live Longer
DHHS. NIH. NHLBI. National Cholesterol Education Program.
Interactive cholesterol web site for consumers.
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Keep the Beat Calendar 20092009 Keep the Beat Calendar
DHHS. NIH. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Achieve heart health goals easier than ever in 2009 with the vivid Keep the Beat wall calendar. Discover fun healthy living tips and track heart disease risks with ease. The updated edition features creative ideas and simple tools each month. Check the daily “active today” boxes to follow physical activity goals and find easy-to-use charts to keep tabs on blood pressure, cholesterol, weight, and body mass index (BMI).
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Give Your Heart a Healthy Beat
North Carolina Cooperative Extension.
Learn how diet, exercise, and weight control can help to reduce your cardiovascular disease risk.
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red heartAn Ounce of Prevention: A Guide to Heart Health  (PDF|1.5 MB)
DHHS. NIH. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
Colorful cartoon-style storybook (photonovela) that shows how the fictional Rameriz family makes healthful lifestyle changes. Features five brief stories on how to prevent heart disease with an emphasis on cholesterol, high blood pressure, exercise, weight control, and smoking. Each story includes a workbook segment where readers pledge to improve their heart health and can chart their progress.

File Type(s): PDF File in Spanish [1.87 MB] Más Vale Prevenir: Que Lamentar

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Improving Cardiovascular Health in African Americans
DHHS. NIH. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
Learn to reduce your chances of suffering from a heart attack or stroke through this series of booklets.
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Packaged fishEating Fish: Health Benefits and Risks
Journal of the American Medical Association.
A summary of the health benefits and potential risks of eating fish done in conjunction with a scientific review that concluded that, overall, the healthy benefits of eating fish far outweigh the potential risks.
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Estimating Your 10-Year Risk of Having a Heart Attack
DHHS. NIH. National Cholesterol Education Program.
Based on your risk factors, determine if you are at high risk for a heart attack.
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American Heart Association logoFish and Omega-3 Fatty Acids
American Heart Association.
See American Heart Association recommendations on omega-3 fatty acids for those with and without heart disease.
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Functional Foods Fact Sheet: Plant Stanols and Sterols
International Food Information Council.
Find out what plant stanols and sterols are and how they can help reduce your cholesterol levels.
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Living with Heart Failure: Cutting Down on Salt
American Heart Association.
Find out why reducing sodium intake is important for people with congestive heart failure and ways to lower sodium in the diet.
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Nutrition Facts LabelQuestions and Answers about Trans Fat Nutrition Labeling
DHHS. FDA. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Answers questions like what is trans fat, why should you reduce it in your diet and how can the food label help?
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Reduce Salt and Sodium in Your Diet
DHHS. NIH. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
Links to pages within the NHLBI guide to lowering high blood pressure that deal with reducing dietary sodium and reading food labels to make lower sodium choices.
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Sample Walking Program
DHHS. NIH. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Learn to incorporate walking into your daily routine through this 12 week exercise program.
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Simple Steps to Help Reduce Your Risk
DHHS. NIH. National, Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Outlines the main steps you can take to lower your risk of heart disease.
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The DASH Eating Plan
DHHS. NIH. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
DASH stands for the "Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension" eating plan and has been shown to reduce high blood pressure through balanced food choices.
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American Heart Association graphicThe Bad Fats Brothers
American Heart Association.
An animated public service announcement that features saturated and trans fats as the "Bad Fats Brothers." Discusses the health effects and dietary sources of these types of fats.
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Trans Fat Now Listed With Saturated Fat and Cholesterol on the Nutrition Facts Label
DHHS. FDA. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
FDA has required that trans fat be added to the Nutrition Facts panel by January 1, 2006.This Web page discusses the new label regulations and educates consumers about trans fats. Also available in Spanish.
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Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure
DHHS. NIH. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
Discusses the meaning, detection, prevention and treatment of high blood pressure. Includes real life examples of people with hypertension who are making lifestyle choices to lower their blood pressure. Other topics include African Americans, the DASH diet, healthy eating, physical activity, and preeclampsia.
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Recipes, Food Selection and Cooking Tips
Heart Healthy Tips for Dining Out
American Heart Association.
Get tips for making healthy selections at ethnic restaurants including French, Italian, Chinese, Greek, Cajun, and more.
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Add a Little Spice (& Herbs) to Your Life!  (PDF|475 KB)
University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension.
Experiment with herbs and spices to improve the flavor of your food. Learn how to use seasonings to reduce fat, sugar and sodium in your diet. Also in Black and White (PDF|512 KB).
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Create-A-Diet: How You Can Lower Your Cholesterol Levels
DHHS. NIH. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
Use this tool to plan meals to help control your blood cholesterol levels.
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Cut Down on Fat-Not Taste  (PDF|643 KB)
DHHS. NIH. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
Provides suggestions for eating less fat and preparing foods with less fat.

Plain text (ASCII) file in Spanish [4.15 KB] ¡Reduzca la grasa-no el sabor!

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Groceries in a brown bagDelicious Decisions
American Heart Association.
Select the Cookbook tab for heart-healthy recipes, cooking tips, seasonings, and substitutions. Select the Supermarket tab to view tips on stocking your kitchen.
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Eating for a Healthy Heart  (PDF|655 KB)
DHHS. Food and Drug Administration.
8-page consumer brochure. Also in Spanish.
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Dried herbsHealthy Cooking with Spices and Herbs  (PDF|207 KB)
University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension.
Try these recipes that use herbs and spices to create a unique flavor. Also in Black and White (PDF|223 KB).
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Heart Healthy Home Cooking African American Style  (PDF|1.31 MB)
DHHS. NIH. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
This recipe book puts a healthy twist on many favorite recipes such as Spicy Southern Barbecued Chicken, Classic Macaroni and Cheese, and Sweet Potato Pie.
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Keep the Beat, Heart Healthy Recipes
DHHS. NIH. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
This large heart-healthy cookbook has recipes for appetizers and soups, main dishes, side dishes, breads and desserts.
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Platillos Latinos! Sabrosos y Saludables! (Deliciious Heart-Healthy Latino Recipes)  (PDF|1,193 KB)
DHHS. NIH. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
This bilingual (Spanish and English) cookbook has lots of heart-healthy tasty Latino recipes including soups, main dishes, side dishes, and desserts.
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Woman reading a food labelRead Food Labels
DHHS. NIH. NHLBI. National Cholesterol Education Program.
Find out how the information on food labels can help you eat heart-healthy.
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Stay Young at Heart: Cooking the Heart Healthy Way
DHHS. NIH. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
This collection of good-for-the-heart recipes includes appetizers, soups, entrees, side dishes and desserts.
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When Delicious Meets Nutritious: Recipes for Heart Health  (PDF|120 KB)
DHHS. NIH. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Recipes for heart-healthy entrees and desserts which includes nutritional information.
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ButterWhich is better - Butter or Margarine?
Cleveland Clinic Heart Center.
Learn about the pros and cons of choosing butter or margarine.
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Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic Syndrome
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research.
Explore the symptoms, risk factors, and treatments for metabolic syndrome, also called Syndrome X.
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What is the Metabolic Syndrome?
American Heart Association.
Learn about metabolic syndrome and dietary approaches to manage the disease.
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