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- www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/ncep -- National Cholesterol Education Program
- www.nhlbi.nih.gov -- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- www.acc.org -- American College of Cardiology
- www.americanheart.org -- American Heart Association
- www.eatright.org -- American Dietetic Association
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