Cholesterol Main Page

• Cholesterol In Your Body  (graphic)
• The Big Points     (a brief summary)
• The Facts about High Cholesterol  
• Treatment of High Cholesterol
• Low Fat Diet   
• The New Food label  
• The Food Pyramid  
  

A More Detailed Outline

• Cholesterol In Your Body  (graphic)
  
• The Big Points     (a brief summary)
  
• The Facts about High Cholesterol  

--What is cholesterol?
--What causes high cholesterol?
--What happens if I lower my cholesterol?
--Can you tell me a good diet?
--Why is my cholesterol still high?
--What is a "normal" cholesterol?
--What should my level be?
--Does it matter when my cholesterol and triglycerides are measured?
--My cholesterol level is normal. Does that mean I can’t have a heart attack or stroke?
--What about triglycerides

• Treatment of High Cholesterol

--How and when should high cholesterol be treated?
--Can you give me a good diet?
--Why is my cholesterol still high?

• Low Fat Diet   

--Watch all fats, not just cholesterol
--How much fat can I eat?
--What foods are high in fat?
--What are some foods that are low in fat?
--Some specifics of "how to do it"
--What about margarine? I’ve heard it might be bad.

• The New Food label  
  
• The Food Pyramid  
  
  ©COPY;1997 HeartPoint  Updated September 1997

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