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If you have heart disease or are at risk for heart disease, visit this interactive site and find out how you can lower your cholesterol. Discover your daily allowance of saturated fat, total fat, chol... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Food plays a big part in the lives of most African Americans. Good food and celebrations go hand in hand. Yet, the traditional ways of frying foods and using fats for seasoning can increase your ris... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center
Take this online health quiz and find out how much you know about cholesterol levels, smart ways to reduce cholesterol intake, and which foods are high in cholesterol.... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
High blood cholesterol increases your chances for coronary heart disease. Coronary heart disease is a disease of the blood vessels of the heart that causes a heart attack. This brochure provides steps... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center
This risk assessment tool uses information from the Framingham Heart Study to predict a person’s chance of having a heart attack in the next 10 years. This tool is designed for adults aged 20 and olde... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Find out what your cholesterol numbers mean and what treatment your doctor may prescribe to help lower your cholesterol level. Includes a tool to estimate the risk for having a heart attack, and outli... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Also available in: Spanish
This publication is part of a set of booklets that present key steps that Latinos can take to reduce their chances of having a heart attack or stroke. Written in a friendly English/Spanish side-by-sid... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) launched the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) in November 1985. The goal of the NCEP is to contribute to reducing illness and death f... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Also available in: Spanish
This publication is part of a set of booklets that present key steps that Latinos can take to reduce their chances of having a heart attack or stroke. Written in a friendly English/Spanish side-by-sid... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health