High blood cholesterol causes, prevention and treatment

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Current issues and challenges in chronic disease control / Matthew McKenna and Janet Collins -- Methods in chronic disease epidemiology / Patrick L. Remington, Ross Brownson and David Savitz -- Intervention methods for chronic disease control / Robert J. McDermott ... [et al.] -- Chronic disease surveillance / Mark V. Wegner, Angela Rohan and Patrick L. Remington -- Tobacco use / Corinne G. Husten -- Diet and nutrition / Nasuh Malas, Kathleen M. Tharp and Susan B. Foerster -- Physical activity / Barbara E. Ainsworth and Caroline A. Macera -- Alcohol use / Mary C. Dufour -- Obesity and overweight / Deborah A. Galuska and William H. Dietz -- Diabetes / Donald B. Bishop, Patrick J. O'Connor and Jay Desai -- High blood pressure / Leonelo E. Bautista -- High blood cholesterol / Heather M. Johnson and Patrick E. McBride -- Cardiovascular disease / Craig J. Newschaffer, Longjian Liu and Alan Sim -- Cancer / Ross C. Brownson and Corinne Joshu -- Chronic respiratory diseases / Henry A. Anderson and Mark Werner -- Mental disorders / Danny Wedding -- Neurological disorders / Edwin Trevathan -- Arthritis and other musculoskeletal diseases / Rosemarie Hirsch and Marc C. Hochberg -- Chronic liver disease / Adnan Said and Jennifer Wells -- Kidney disease / Vishnu Moorthy and Jonathan B. Jaffery.