Related Links

For more information about cholesterol, heart disease, and triglycerides, visit these websites of expert organizations in the field.


National Cholesterol Education Program
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/

Third Report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III Guidelines)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/cholesterol/atp3upd04.htm


The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC 7)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/hypertension/


US Department of Health and Human Services.
Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005.
http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/document/