1.   Systematic review of dietary intervention trials to lower blood total cholesterol in free-living subjects.

2.   Total cholesterol content of bile was determined by quantitative enzymatic analysis by the method of Allain et al, using cholesterol reagent supplied by Sigma.

3.   Serum triglyceride, total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, and high density lipoprotein cholesterol were measured using kits provided by Boehringer Mannheim GmbH Diagnostica.

4.   Total cholesterol concentrations were estimated using an enzymatic colorimetric method described by Roschlau, while the assay of the HDL cholesterol fraction followed the method of Lopes-Virella.

5.   The mean total cholesterol concentration among women with polyps was significantly higher than that of control subjects.

6.   My ratio of HDL to total cholesterol puts me in the highest-risk category.

7.   Olive oil is considered a more healthful oil, since most of its fat is the monounsaturated kind, which is found to reduce total cholesterol.

8.   Once you have this, your doctor may want you to monitor total cholesterol at home.

9.   Research at three other universities shows that in animal studies cranberries decrease levels of total cholesterol and LDL, or bad cholesterol.