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Cholesterol Tools and Resources

What is Cholesterol?

Downloadable Sheets

  • My Cholesterol Guide (PDF)
  • How Statins Work (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
  • Your Cholesterol Score Explained (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
  • Cholesterol Questions To Ask Your Doctor (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
  • What Are Cholesterol-Lowering Medications? (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
  • Cholesterol Myths and Facts (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
  • How Can I Improve My Cholesterol? (PDF)

See all topics: English | Spanish

Interactive

  • Cholesterol Animation Library

Videos

  • What is cholesterol? (Video)
  • Understanding Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) (Video)
  • How to Manage High Cholesterol (Video)

For Professionals

  • Check. Change. Control. Cholesterol — Learn more about this initiative
  • 2018 Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol
  • Cholesterol Toolkit (PDF) — A management guide for healthcare practitioners
  • Cholesterol for Professionals — Find guidelines, studies and education

  • Cholesterol

  • About Cholesterol

  • HDL, LDL Cholesterol and Triglycerides

  • Causes of High Cholesterol

  • How To Get Your Cholesterol Tested

  • Prevention and Treatment of High Cholesterol

  • Cholesterol Tools and Resources

    • Cholesterol Recognition
    • About Check. Change. Control. Cholesterol
    • Register and Be Recognized
    • Cholesterol Recognition Resources
  • Cholesterol Podcasts

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  • Cholesterol

  • About Cholesterol

  • HDL, LDL Cholesterol and Triglycerides

  • Causes of High Cholesterol

  • How To Get Your Cholesterol Tested

  • Prevention and Treatment of High Cholesterol

  • Cholesterol Tools and Resources

    • Cholesterol Recognition
    • About Check. Change. Control. Cholesterol
    • Register and Be Recognized
    • Cholesterol Recognition Resources
  • Cholesterol Podcasts

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