in Cholesterol Center

Facts about cholesterol — from understanding how high cholesterol affects your health to medication to help lower cholesterol.

What is cholesterol?

Find out how cholesterol affects your body and understand tests to measure cholesterol levels.

• Cholesterol awareness
• Cholesterol testing

Promoting healthy cholesterol

Lifestyle measures to help lower cholesterol are the first line of defense.

• Lifestyle matters
• Low-cholesterol diet
• Weight loss and exercise

Cholesterol treatment

Information about medications and supplements that can help lower cholesterol.

• Cholesterol medication
• Cholesterol supplements