High Cholesterol

High cholesterol is a condition that can be managed and prevented with the proper steps. High cholesterol contributes to a higher risk of cardiovascular diseases, such as heart disease and stroke, but is controllable and high cholesterol can be lowered. Since high cholesterol shows almost no symptoms, it’s important to be educated on how to deal with and prevent it.

Be Well Illinois wants to help you in the prevention and management of high cholesterol by making sure you have the right tools to know everything about this disease. Below are links to give you more information to help!

Causes:

https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/cholesterol/causes-of-high-cholesterol

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-cholesterol/symptoms-causes/syc-20350800

Managing:

https://medlineplus.gov/howtolowercholesterolwithdiet.html

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-cholesterol/in-depth/reduce-cholesterol/art-20045935

https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/cholesterol/prevention-and-treatment-of-high-cholesterol-hyperlipidemia

What's Your Risk:

https://www.cdc.gov/cholesterol/risk_factors.htm

Types of Cholesterol/Description:

https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/cholesterol/hdl-good-ldl-bad-cholesterol-and-triglycerides

https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/cholesterol-levels/