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Monthly Topic : Cholesterol
The arrival of warmer weather and longer days often brings a welcome change of foods in our diet. For many of us cholesterol is an important factor to consider and the resources below give information on diet, lifestyle, cholesterol management drugs and other factors that can help.
Books on Cholesterol:
Cholesterol : food, facts and recipes- By Juliette Kellow ; recipes by Sara Lewis.
- "Expert information and the latest research about what cholesterol is, how to reduce bad and increase good cholesterol, and detailed advice and useful tips on what you should eat and what to avoid, including 50 recipes." (Book Jacket)
Action plan for high cholesterol- By J. Larry Durstine.
- "Developed in conjunction with the American College of Sports Medicine, this book presents the latest research on exercise, diet, medication, and complementary and alternative methods for your body." (Book Jacket)
Controlling cholesterol for dummies- By Carol Ann Rinzler with Martin W. Graf.
- "Containing more than 25 percent new and revised material, this resource discusses cholesterol management drugs, the latest findings on possible side effects of cholesterol therapy, and the benefits of dieting and fitness programs." (Book Jacket)
Cholesterol down : ten simple steps to lower your cholesterol in four weeks, without prescription drugs- By Janet Bond Brill.
- "Diet, fitness, and wellness expert Brill has authored a useful and clearly written book to help people make lifestyle changes that she purports can lower "bad" (LDL) cholesterol as effectively as statin drugs. Brill explains what cholesterol is, what it does in the body, and why lowering LDL cholesterol is important. She also elucidates how each lifestyle change she prescribes acts on the body to lower LDL cholesterol." (Library Journal review)
Articles from our online databases:
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Health & Wellness Resource Centre
The Health and Wellness Resource Centre is an integrated collection of general interest and fitness magazines, medical and professional periodicals, reference books and pamphlets. The material contained is intended for informational purposes only on a wide variety of health and wellness topics, including alternative or complementary treatments.
To access this database you'll need to log in with your library card details.
- A range of journal articles about Cholesterol.
- A range of journal articles about Cholesterol.
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Best Treatments Database / British Medical Journal
Best Treatments explains proven treatments as well as the risks and benefits of health treatments and interventions for 60 common conditions. It provides reliable and easy-to-understand evidence-based information sourced from the British Medical Journal’s worldwide survey of the most up-to-date medical research.
- Information about Cholesterol.
Written for a British audience but contains useful general information.
- Information about Cholesterol.
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Also search our Magazines online to find further articles about cholesterol:
Articles and Information From New Zealand Websites:
- From the Everybody website: What is cholesterol? & What is a cholesterol test?
- The Heart Foundation of New Zealand
Catalogue Quicksearch
Shelf Help
| Subject: | Dewey number: |
|---|---|
| Addiction | 616.86 |
| Arthritis | 616.722 |
| Asthma | 616.238 |
| AIDS | 616.9792 |
| Allergies | 616.97 |
| Cancer | 616.994 |
| Contraception | 613.94 |
| Children's Health | 618.92 |
| Depression | 616.8527 |
| Diabetes | 616.46 |
| Diabetes, diet therapy & recipes | 641.56314 |
| Diet & Nutrition | 613.2 |
| Digestive Diseases | 616.3 |
| Eating Disorders | 616.8526 |
| Exercise & Fitness | 613.7 |
| Gynaecology | 618.1 |
| Heart Disease | 616.12 |
| History of Medicine | 610.9 |
| Human Anatomy | 611 |
| Human Physiology | 612 |
| Infertility | 616.69 |
| Medical Science | 610 |
| Menopause | 618.175 |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 616.834 |
| Natural Medicine | 615.3 |
| Parkinson's Disease | 616.833 |
| Pregnancy & Childbirth | 618.2 |
| Prescription Drugs | 615.1 |
| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 616.95 |
| Skin | 616.5 |
| Sports Medicine | 617.1027 |
| Women's Health | 613.0424 |
Other Medical Conditions:
Search the catalogue for information on other medical conditions, or browse our lending and reference shelves from 610 for medical dictionaries and encyclopedias.
Recent items
MyLibrary:
Have a look at the libraries' Health recent picks for new health books.
Every month the MyLibrary Health recent picks include a selection of new items on this subject, along with reviews and catalogue links. Readers of this page may also be interested in the Personal Development recent selections.
For a full selection of new book lists available, check out the MyLibrary Homepage.
Our online databases & resources
Our databases:
Visit Health on mygateway.info for the full range of information right at your fingertips via our databases, including Best Treatments, Oxford Reference Online, the databases listed below and more.
You can access these databases with your library card number from any computer with an internet connection. All of our libraries offer access on free internet PCs, and staff can provide assistance.
Below you'll find just a few of our online databases that demonstrate the range of information available via these sources:
Health and Wellness Resource Center
& Alternative Health Module:
This database contains information on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Prescription Drugs, Herbal Remedies, and Alternative or Complementary treatments, and more.
The information comes from health encyclopedias, health dictionaries, and health journal and newspaper articles which are mostly full text.
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EBSCO
EBSCO gives access to: health articles and abstracts including Lancet, Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Harvard Health Letter (from Harvard Medical School) and American Family Physician, plus many more publications.
(If you haven't used EBSCO in the past 30 days, these links will prompt you to log in with your library card details.)
MedlinePlus
The library allows free access to MedlinePlus from any of the free internet pcs in our libraries and at each enquiry desk. MedlinePlus is a medical database available online and run by the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
The New Zealand Medical Journal
A database of the New Zealand Medical Journal is also available on the free Internet PCs in Science and Humanities, 1st floor, Central Library.
This is a database that can only be accessed in person at the Central Library - there is no remote access to this database, although there is free access on the New Zealand Medical Journal's website to articles older than 6 months.
Other databases
Visit for more databases on the topic of health. To see what online resources we have available on other subjects, visit our online databases home page - mygateway.info.
For kids:
Make sure to check out our Kid's Catalogue for books and resources aimed at children.
See the human body section in our Kid's Catalogue for links to recommended websites and our books.
Contact us
This page is written and maintained by Rebecca Waechter. The aim of this page is to keep you informed about the health resources available at the library and to highlight parts of the collection that may interest you.
Have any feedback about this page? We'd love to hear it! Please email Rebecca if you have any suggestions or other feedback about information and resources you would like to see available on this page.
