What is cholesterol? -- Cholesterol and heart disease -- The multifactorial puzzle-risk factors for heart disease -- Know your numbers: cholesterol testing -- What your test results mean -- Diagnostic tests for other markers of heart disease -- Creating your healthy lifestyle -- Healthy nutrition to improve cholesterol levels -- Strategies for heart-healthy eating -- Heart-healthy soup, appetizer, and side-dish recipes -- Heart-healthy meat and poultry main-dish recipes -- Heart-healthy fish, pasta, and bean main-dish recipes -- Heart-healthy bread, dessert, and dressing recipes -- Successful weight management -- Getting active to improve your numbers -- Stress management for a healthy heart -- Smoke-free for heart health -- Drug therapy for cholesterol management -- Diabetes and the metabolic syndrome -- Special groups and high cholesterol.
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