About Your Cholesterol Poster - Chart to Understand All the Terms and How to Improve Them

Cholesterol Poster - Diet Can Lower Your Numbers Cholesterol numbers are important for everyone to understand so they can lower their risk of having a heart attack. But few people understand what all of the numbers and abbreviations mean. Some cholesterol is bad, while other types are good. Now, consumers can look at this poster and understand what all the numbers mean, how to see where they fit in, and how to improve their cholesterol numbers.   This poster includes the most recent recommendations from the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology.  “A healthy lifestyle reduces atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk at all ages.” – ACC/AHA Learning objectives & benefits: This Cholesterol Poster shows all the levels of cholesterol with the current AHA classifications to understand the numbers TLC  guide for your heart: Eat healthy Exercise Lose weight if you are overweight Illustrations show what a normal artery looks like compared to a narrowing artery Lists foods to focus on and foods to limit or avoid with colorful and fun illustrations It also makes a great classroom poster and can be used as a school cafeteria poster. Diet and lifestyle should always be the first approach to lower cholesterol. By learning how to control the numbers, patients, and clients can be part of their plan to lower their heart attack and stroke risk. Awareness of one's cholesterol numbers and how to improve them is an important first step toward getting healthier and using diet and lifestyle management. According to the Centers for Disease Control, heart disease is the top killer. Everyone needs to be able to understand their risk factors and how to lower them. This wellness poster accomplishes heart health education in one glance. Help all individuals understand their cholesterol numbers and how to lower them through diet and exercise with this Cholesterol Poster with matching Cholesterol Handouts. Handouts include tips and strategies following recommendations from the TLC Plan, plus a fun Cholesterol puzzle and bulletin board sample layout. Rest assured that you have the most up-to-date information because our Cholesterol Poster is based on the most updated information to date from research, NCEP, AHA, ACC, and the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.  Size: 18 X 24 Laminated Target population: In English, for general audiences ages 13 - 100 This poster has a free handout download PDF shown in the images above.