Keeping Cholesterol Down

FDA Consumer, Jan, 2000

One out of every two men and one out of every three women will develop heart disease, which claims nearly a half million lives yearly in this country. Whether you have heart disease or want to prevent it, you can reduce your risk of having a heart attack by lowering your cholesterol level. How? The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute tells you at www.nhlbi.nih.gov/chd/.

On the "Live Healthier, Live Longer" Website, you can learn all about coronary heart disease and its connection to high cholesterol levels, as well as risk factors and prevention tips.

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