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Chapter 3 So You Have High Blood Cholesterol

   

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The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP), coordinated by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), has a pamphlet called Step by Step: Eating to Lower Your High Blood Cholesterol. This pamphlet gives details on how to change your eating habits in order to lower your blood cholesterol levels. The NCEP also has booklets for children with high blood cholesterol levels and their parents. In addition, the NHLBI has a booklet, Exercise and Your Heart, and a resource list of agencies and organizations able to answer questions on cholesterol and the other risk factor for hear disease. For these and other materials, write:

National Cholesterol Education Program
NHLBI Information Center
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, Maryland 20824-0105

The American Heart Association can also provide you with additional information. Contact your local American Heart Association or call 1-800-AHA-USA1 (1-800-242-8721)

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