Cholesterol Quiz

How much do you know?  Test your cholesterol knowledge with this online quiz.

1. High blood cholesterol is one of the risk factors for heart disease that you can do something about.
True:     False: 

2. To lower your blood cholesterol, you must eliminate meat from your diet.
True:     False: 

3. Any blood cholesterol level below 240 mg/dL is desirable for adults.
True:     False: 

4. Fish oil supplements are recommended to lower blood cholesterol.
True:     False: 

5. To lower blood cholesterol, you should eat less saturated fat, total fat and cholesterol, and lose weight if you are overweight.
True:     False: 

6. Saturated fats raise blood cholesterol more than anything else in your diet.
True:     False: 

7. All vegetable oils help lower blood cholesterol.
True:     False: 

8. Lowering blood cholesterol can help people who have already had a heart attack.
True:     False: 

9. All children need to have their blood cholesterol checked.
True:     False: 

10. Women don't need to worry about high blood cholesterol and heart disease.
True:     False: 

11. Reading food labels can help you eat the heart-healthy way.
True:     False: