Steps Three To Six In Managing High Cholesterol

By Author: Jessi Nelson
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Continuing from my last article (Half the People You Know Have This Problem), here I have the next four steps that are taken in determining how to manage high
cholesterol. They are important to know, as doctors use them themselves to guide a patient's treatment. See my previous article for steps one and two.

STEP 3: Determine the presence of major risk factors (other than high LDL levels) that will affect your LDL cholesterol count.

-- Cigarette smoking
-- High blood pressure
-- Low HDL cholesterol --