Cholesterol Connection: Understanding the Numbers

House Calls: Real Docs, Real Talk episodes feature conversations with American Heart Association staff and medical experts on topics important to heart attack and stroke patients or anyone looking to live a longer, healthier life.

0:00 Intro
1:58 Health in the Headlines
5:31 What do the numbers on my cholesterol report mean?
9:30 How high is too high?
12:30 Is high cholesterol due to my lifestyle or to heredity, or both?
14:05 What are statins? Why are they recommended so often?
15:56 Are there other risk factors I need to watch because of my cholesterol levels?
17:50 What type of foods should I eat or avoid?
20:50 Can you explain the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats?