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improving your blood cholesterol levels: what you need to do

Take Action. Here's How:

Now that you understand why you should lower your high blood cholesterol, this section details how to do it. It covers:

• Action steps to take and the benefits to expect
• Specific guidelines for diets to lower high blood cholesterol
• Practical ways to change eating habits
• Tips to increase your physical activity

The section also describes medicines for lowering high blood cholesterol. Medicines may become necessary for those who cannot lower their blood cholesterol through diet and exercise.

Courtesy of National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

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