NCEP Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III) Final Report

This is the Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III). Most references in the news and in the current medical literature cite the ATP III report as the national consensus statement on cholesterol. Inside the report, you not only find a discussion of the science of cholesterol, but an extensive practical guide to treating elevated cholesterol both with medication and with lifestyle changes.