100 questions & answers about managing your cholesterol
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Burlington, MA
Jones & Bartlett Learning
2011
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Table of Contents:
- Part 1: Basics:
- Questions 1-12 introduce the basics of managing your cholesterol:
- What is cholesterol?
- What causes your blood level of LDL (bad) cholesterol to rise?
- What should my lipid goals be?
- Part 2: Cholesterol And Atherosclerosis:
- Questions 13-14 explain how to protect against the dangers of atherosclerosis:
- Why is atherosclerosis dangerous?
- How do lipoproteins contribute to or protect against atherosclerosis?
- Part 3: Risk Factors For High Cholesterol And Heart Disease:
- Questions 15-25 discuss common risk factors associated with high cholesterol and heart disease:
- What is my risk for having heart disease or a heart attack?
- How do risk factors help to decide how to treat cholesterol? And how aggressively should we be treating it?
- I recognize that I have a high risk for heart disease-are my children also at risk?
- Part 4: Diagnosis And Testing:
- Questions 26-33 explain how high cholesterol is diagnosed:
- When and how often should I have my cholesterol checked?
- Who can evaluate and treat my cholesterol levels?
- How can I find a "lipidologist?"
- Part 5: Ways To Improve Your Cholesterol:
- Questions 34-35 provide recommendations for how to improve your cholesterol:
- What options do I have to improve my cholesterol?
- How do we know that lifestyle changes affect atherosclerosis?
- Part 6: Managing Your Cholesterol By Diet:
- Questions 36-48 discuss how to make diet choices that will help you manage your cholesterol:
- Can I lower my cholesterol with diet alone?
- What types of fats are there?
- How do I know whether I am eating too much?
- Part 7: Managing Your Cholesterol With Physical Activity/Exercise:
- Questions 49-54 explain how regular exercise can improve cholesterol levels:
- What type of physical activity is best for reducing cholesterol and triglycerides?
- How much exercise or physical activity should I do to manage my cholesterol?
- What is considered moderate versus vigorous physical activity?
- Part 8: Managing Your Cholesterol With Medications:
- Questions 55-84 provide important information about common medications used to mange cholesterol:
- What are statins and how do they work?
- I have heard that ezetimibe is an alternative to statins that can lower my cholesterol just as well-what is ezetimibe and how does it work?
- What is niacin (nicotinic acid) and how does it work?
- Part 9: Cholesterol Lowering Dietary Supplements:
- Questions 85-100 list what to consider when using a dietary supplement to lower your cholesterol:
- Should I consider taking dietary supplements?
- What are stanols and sterols?
- Does garlic lower cholesterol?
- Appendix: Cholesterol and cardiovascular disease risk