A new national initiative, the National Cholesterol Education Program of Australia (NCEPA), was unveiled in March to educate the Australian population about cholesterol and its effective management through diet and lifestyle, with the aim of reducing thousands of deaths from heart attack and stroke each year.

The NCEPA unites leading health care organisations, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, CSIRO Human Nutrition, Australian Atherosclerosis Society and The Dietitians Association of Australia, together with food and personal care company Unilever Australasia in the fight against cholesterol.

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