Cholesterol resources
Cholesterol Chemical name 10,13-dimethyl-17- (6-methylheptan-2-yl)- 2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17- dodecahydro-1H- cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol Chemical formula C27H46O Molecular mass 386.65 g/mol CAS number [57-88-5] Melting point 146-147 °C SMILES C[C@H]3C4[C@](CC[C@@H]4 [C@H](C)CCCC(C)C)([H])[C@]2 ([H])CC=C1C[C@@H](O)CC[C@]1 (C)[C@@]2([H])C3 Disclaimer and references Cholesterol is a sterol (a combination steroid and alcohol) and a lipid found in the cell membranes ...
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Resources
- Diet Essentials- cholesterol - AOL Diet & Fitness (AOL.com)
- A Consumer's Guide to Fats (Office of Consumer Affairs, OEA, FDA,)
- About Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs (Cleveland Clinic)
- ALLHAT: New Findings about Drugs to Lower High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- American Heart Association
- Are You at Risk for High Cholesterol? (Cleveland Clinic)
- Aspirin Halts the Niacin Flush (HealthWorld)
- Atorvastatin (Cleveland Clinic)
- Be Heart Smart! Eat Food Lower in Saturated Fat and Cholesterol (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center, NHLBI, NIH, HHS)
- Be Heart Smart! Eat Foods Lower in Saturated Fat and Cholesterol (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- Be Smart About Your Heart. Control the ABCs of Diabetes: A1C, Blood Pressure, and Cholesterol (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Chart Your Progress - Reach Your Goal (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Check Your Cholesterol and Heart Disease I.Q. (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- Cholesterol (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Cholesterol (HealthWorld)
- Cholesterol (Medline Plus)
- Cholesterol (Cleveland Clinic)
- Cholesterol (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
- Cholesterol (National Institutes of Health)
- Cholesterol (HealthWorld)
- Cholesterol (Lab Tests Online)
- Cholesterol
- Cholesterol (American Heart Association)
- Cholesterol (Cleveland Clinic)
- Cholesterol and Your Child (Nemours Foundation)
- Cholesterol Counts for Everyone (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- Cholesterol Diary (Cleveland Clinic)
- Cholesterol Drugs Worth the Expense? (Cleveland Clinic)
- Cholesterol Education Month Kit (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- Cholesterol Facts and Fiction (Cleveland Clinic)
- Cholesterol Guide: Eating Out (Cleveland Clinic)
- Cholesterol Guide: Exercise Tips (Cleveland Clinic)
- Cholesterol Guide: How to Take Your Medicine (Cleveland Clinic)
- Cholesterol Lowering Medicines (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- Cholesterol Lowering Medicines (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Cholesterol Lowering Strategies (Cleveland Clinic)
- Cholesterol Screening Coverage Under Medicare (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF File
- Cholesterol Study Causes /'Reversal/' of Some Commonly Held Beliefs (Cleveland Clinic)
- Cholesterol Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Cholesterol Testing (Cleveland Clinic)
- Cholesterol, High Blood (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- Cholesterol, Triglycerides, and Diabetes (American Diabetes Association) - Links to PDF File
- Cholesterol: Diet Tips for Children with High Cholesterol (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Cholestyramine (Cleveland Clinic)
- Clarification of Association's Recommendations on Egg Consumption (American Heart Association)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Hypercholesterolemia (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Hypercholesterolemia (National Institutes of Health)
- Coconut: Is It High in Cholesterol? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Colestipol (Cleveland Clinic)
- Complementary/Alternative Medicine (CAM) Therapies for Cholesterol Reduction (Cleveland Clinic)
- Coronary Heart Disease Explained (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- Coronary Heart Disease Explained (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Curbing cholesterol with garlic (HealthWorld)
- Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- Diseases Linked to High Cholesterol (Cleveland Clinic)
- Eat Less on Pectin (HealthWorld)
- Eat Less on Pectin (HealthWorld)
- Eating Six Small Meals Has Healthy Benefits (Cleveland Clinic)
- Empower Yourself! Learn Your Cholesterol Number (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- Endocrinology and High Blood Cholesterol (Hormone Foundation)
- Extended Release Niacin (Cleveland Clinic)
- Facts About The DASH Eating Plan (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- Family Shapedown to Shape Up (Cleveland Clinic)
- FASTATS: Cholesterol (National Center for Health Statistics)
- Fats & Cholesterol -- The Good, The Bad, and The Healthy Diet (Harvard School of Public Health)
- FDA Approves New Drug for Lowering Cholesterol (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
- Fenofibrate (Cleveland Clinic)
- Fluvastatin (Cleveland Clinic)
- For Your Heart (Office on Women's Health, HHS)
- Frequently Asked Questions - High Blood Cholesterol (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Functional Foods (Cleveland Clinic)
- Gemfibrozil (Cleveland Clinic)
- Good Cholesterol not Always Beneficial, Study Shows (Cleveland Clinic)
- GuÃa para la Buena Salud de los Adultos (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse, AHRQ, OPHS, HHS)
- HDL Cholesterol Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Healthful Snacks for the Chip-and-Dip Crowd (Office of Consumer Affairs, OEA, FDA,)
- Heart Truth: Questions To Ask Your Doctor/What's Your Risk? (Heart Truth: A National Awareness Campaign for Women about Heart Disease, The)
- Heart-Healthy Home Cooking: African American Style (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - Links to PDF File
- High Blood Cholesterol - What You Need to Know (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center, NHLBI, NIH, HHS)
- High Blood Cholesterol and Other Lipids: Statistical Fact Sheet-Risk Factors (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF File
- High Blood Cholesterol [Easy-to-Read] (National Women's Health Information Center)
- High Blood Cholesterol: What You Need to Know (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- High Blood Cholesterol: What you need to Know (Cleveland Clinic)
- High Cholesterol Elevates Women's Risk of Stroke Death (American Heart Association)
- High Cholesterol in Children (Cleveland Clinic)
- How Can I Lower High Cholesterol? [Easy-to-Read] (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF File
- How I Cut My Cholesterol Level By 38 Percent in Six Months (Cleveland Clinic)
- How to Lower Your Cholesterol (Cleveland Clinic)
- How to Stay on Your Cholesterol-Lowering Medication (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- How You Can Lower Your Cholesterol Level: Virtual Fitness Room (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- Incremental Lifestyle Changes Can Ward Off Syndrome X (Cleveland Clinic)
- Infusions of /'Good Cholesterol/' Removes Plaque from Coronary Arteries (Cleveland Clinic)
- JAMA Patinet Page: Treatment of High Cholesterol (American Medical Association)
- Keep the Beat: A New Collection of Heart Healthy Recipes- Just in Time for the Holidays (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- Keeping Cholesterol Under Control (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, OPHS, HHS)
- LDL Cholesterol Test (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Learn Your Cholesterol Number! (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- Live Healthier Live Longer (National Cholesterol Education Program) - Links to PDF File
- Live Healthier, Live Longer: Cholesterol Counts for Everyone (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center, NHLBI, NIH, HHS)
- Live Healthier, Live Longer: Lowering Blood Cholesterol for the Person With Heart Disease (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- Lovastatin (Cleveland Clinic)
- Low-fat diet, cholesterol, mood, and suicide (HealthWorld)
- Low-Sodium Diet Does Not Raise Blood Cholesterol Levels (American Heart Association)
- Lowering Blood Cholesterol to Prevent Heart Disease (Office of Medical Applications of Research)
- Managing Cholesterol [Interactive Tutorial] (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
- Margarine vs. Butter: Which Is Better for Your Heart? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- My Health Test Reminder (College of American Pathologists)
- National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- National Cholesterol Education Program's Cholesterol Month Kit, The (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center, NHLBI, NIH, HHS)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- New Cholesterol Guidelines for High-Risk Patients (Cleveland Clinic)
- New Recognition for Vitamin E: Health Benefits Beyond Those of Correcting Deficiency Alone (HealthWorld)
- Pediatric Guidelines for Lowering Cholesterol (Cleveland Clinic)
- Plant Sterols and Stanols (Cleveland Clinic)
- Pocket Guide to Good Health for Adults (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse, AHRQ, OPHS, HHS)
- Pravastatin (Cleveland Clinic)
- Preguntas frecuentes - Alimentación saludable para el corazón (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Preguntas frecuentes - Colesterol elevado en la sangre (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Preguntas frecuentes - Enfermedades cardiacas y cardiovasculares (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Preguntas frecuentes - Enfermedades de las arterias coronarias (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Preguntas frecuentes - Hipertensión sanguÃnea (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Preguntas Frecuentes Acerca de los Problemas Médicos de las Mujeres Estadounidenses de Origen Hispano (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Protect Your Heart--Lower Your Blood Cholesterol! (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- Recipes for Low-Fat and Low-Cholesterol Meals (American Heart Association)
- Recommendations for Lipoprotein Measurement (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center, NHLBI, NIH, HHS)
- Risk Assessment Tool for Estimating Your 10-Year Risk of Having a Heart Attack (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Screening Adults for Lipid Disorders (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Clearinghouse, AHRQ, OPHS, HHS)
- Simple Steps to Help Reduce Your Risk (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- Simvastatin (Cleveland Clinic)
- Soy and Heart Health (Cleveland Clinic)
- State-Specific Trends in High Blood Cholesterol Awareness Among Persons Screened - United States, 1991-1999 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Statin Drugs: Potential Side Effects (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Statins: Powerful Drugs for Lowering Cholesterol (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF File
- Take the Cholesterol Quiz! (Cleveland Clinic)
- Talk to Your Doctor--Be Part of Your Health Care Team (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- The Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT) (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- Third Report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information Center, NHLBI, NIH, HHS)
- Tips for Eating Out (American Heart Association)
- Triglyceride, High Density Lipoprotein, and Coronary Heart Disease (Office of Medical Applications of Research)
- Update on Cholesterol Guidelines: More-Intensive Treatment Options for Higher Risk Patients (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- What Are Healthy Levels of Cholesterol? (American Heart Association)
- What Do Cholesterol Numbers Mean? (Cleveland Clinic)
- What Every Consumer Should Know about Trans Fatty Acids (Food and Drug Administration)
- What Is Cholesterol? (Nemours Foundation)
- What You Need to Know About High Blood Cholesterol (Cleveland Clinic)
- What's Cholesterol? (Nemours Foundation)
- What's the Difference between LDL and HDL Cholesterol? (American Heart Association)
- WISEWOMAN: Improving the Health of Uninsured Women (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, OPHS, HHS)
- Women Urged to Reduce Heart Disease Risk Before Menopause (American Heart Association)