Fact Sheets

 

General Cholesterol Advice

Positive Steps to Reduce Your Risk of Heart Disease (Heart Foundation)

http://www.heartfoundation.com.au/downloads/AHeartForLife.PDF

 

Understanding Cholesterol (The George Institute for International Health)

Understanding Cholesterol

 

Multicultural Fact Sheet on Cholesterol (NSW Health)

http://www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/health-public-affairs/mhcs/publications/5875.html

 

Cholesterol (Nutrition Australia)

http://www.nutritionaustralia.org/Food_Facts/FAQ/cholesterol_faq.asp

 

Diet

Enjoy Healthy eating: a guide to keeping your blood cholesterol in check (brochure)(Heart Foundation)

http://www.heartfoundation.com.au/downloads/Brochure_revised_251002.pdf

 

Get the good eating habit (Heart Foundation)

http://www.heartfoundation.com.au/downloads/GetTheGoodEatingHabit.PDF

 

Practical ways to include a variety of foods (Australian Department of Health and Ageing)

http://www.health.gov.au/pubhlth/strateg/food/guide/practical.htm

 

Tick program for healthy food choices (Heart Foundation of Australia)

http://www.heartfoundation.com.au/index.cfm?page=22

 

Nutrition Fact Sheets – links to many fact sheets in many languages (NSW Health – Multicultural)

http://www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/health-public-affairs/mhcs/publications/Nutrition.html

 

Dietary Guidelines for Older Australians (National Health and Medical Research Council)

http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications/pdf/n24.pdf

 

Questions and Answers to Cholesterol in Diet (Heart Foundation)

http://www.heartfoundation.com.au/downloads/YourQuestionsAnswered.PDF

 

Cholesterol Lowering Margarine

Plant Sterols and Stanols (Heart Foundation)

http://www.heartfoundation.com.au/downloads/PlantSterol_Aug03_final.pdf

 

Weight

About Overweight and Obesity (Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing)

http://www.health.gov.au/pubhlth/strateg/hlthwt/obesity.htm

 

Obesity in Australian Adults (Australian Society for the Study of Obesity)

http://www.asso.org.au//freestyler/gui/files/factsheet_adult_causes_prev_mment.pdf

 

Exercise

Benefits of Physical Activity (NSW Health)

http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/public-health/health-promotion/activity/benefits/index.html

 

Healthy Aging and Physical Activity (NSW Health)

http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/pubs/h/pdf/ageing.pdf

 

National Physical Activity Guidelines for Australians (Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing)

http://www.health.gov.au/pubhlth/publicat/document/physguide.pdf

 

Active for Life (Sports Dieticians Australia)

http://www.activeforlife.com.au/files/version%202%20A4L%20booklet.pdf

 

Getting Started (Active Australia Australian Government Department of Health and Aging)

http://www.health.gov.au/pubhlth/strateg/active/started.pdf

 

Introducing the National Physical Activity Guidelines for Australians (Australian Government Department of Health and Aging)

http://www.health.gov.au/pubhlth/strateg/active/walktowork_fact/factsheet1.pdf

 

Achieving Better Health Through Physical Activity (Australian Government Department of Health and Aging)

http://www.health.gov.au/pubhlth/strateg/active/walktowork_fact/factsheet2.pdf

 

Getting Started With Physical Activity (Australian Government Department of Health and Aging)

http://www.health.gov.au/pubhlth/strateg/active/walktowork_fact/factsheet3.pdf

 

Older Australians and Physical Activity (Australian Government Department of Health and Aging)

http://www.health.gov.au/pubhlth/strateg/active/walktowork_fact/factsheet4.pdf

 

Active Children and Adolescents (Australian Government Department of Health and Aging)

http://www.health.gov.au/pubhlth/strateg/active/walktowork_fact/factsheet6.pdf

 

Physical Activity as Part of a Healthy Lifestyle (Australian Government Department of Health and Aging)

http://www.health.gov.au/pubhlth/strateg/active/walktowork_fact/factsheet7.pdf

 

Exercise Fact Sheets links to many fact sheets in many languages (NSW Health – Multicultural)

http://www.mhcs.health.nsw.gov.au/health-public-affairs/mhcs/publications/Exercise.html

 

The Benefits of Exercise (Center for Exercise and Ageing)

http://www.cpaa.sa.gov.au/benefit_exer.html

 

How to Start Regular Activity (NSW Sport and Recreation)

http://www.dsr.nsw.gov.au/active/How_main.asp

 

Physical Activity for Older Australians (NSW Sport and Recreation)

http://www.dsr.nsw.gov.au/active/h_older.asp

 

Personalised, interactive fitness, diet and health services, information and tools

http://www.fitness2live.com.au

 

Familial Hypercholesterolaemia

FH (Heart Foundation)

http://www.heartfoundation.com.au/downloads/Familial_Hypercholesterolaemia_2004.pdf

 

Smoking

Smoking (Heart Foundation)

http://www.heartfoundation.com.au/downloads/Cigarette_Smoking_Aug_2002.pdf

 

Smoking and Tobacco Related Issues (NSW Cancer Council)

http://www.nswcc.org.au/editorial.asp?pageid=369&fromsearch=yes

 

Quit

http://www.quit.org.au/index2.html

 

Diabetes

Diabetes (Diabetes Australia)

http://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/home/index.htm

 

Medication

Cholesterol Lowering Medications (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute – USA)

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/chd/meds.htm

Stroke

 

Stroke (National Stroke Foundation)

http://www.strokefoundation.com.au