Monitoring Cholesterol Level
Health Encyclopedia: High Blood Cholesterol And Triglycerides Treatments
Lipid disorders; Hyperlipoproteinemia; Hyperlipidemia; Dyslipidemia; Hypercholesterolemia
Treatment
There are steps that everyone can take to improve their cholesterol levels, and help prevent heart disease and heart attack. Here are the most important ones:
- Choose foods low in saturated fat. (See
cholesterol for more information.) - Exercise regularly.
- Lose weight if you are overweight.
- Get routine health checkups and cholesterol screenings. ...
Expert & Community Posts
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Statins for everyone?
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...minutes a dayIf you smoke, stopIf you don't smoke, don't start Monitor your blood pressureWatch your cholesterol levels Read more »Schizophrenia: Introduction
...treated with atypical antipsychotic drugs should be monitored regularly for changes in blood sugar and cholesterol levels.Transcranial Magnetic StimulationRepetitive transcranial magnetic... Read more »Hodgkin's Disease: Highlights
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Medications
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