1. Discuss the National Cholesterol Education Program Expert Panel Guidelines on the Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Cholesterolemia -- Adult Treatment Panel (ATP III) for Fat Intake ( total and saturated fats) and compare fat intake (based on 3-daily averages) to these recommendations. 1) Thousands of people in the United States have died from coronary heart disease (CAD). And many people today live with complications from the disease. The goal of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) is to reduce the morality and severity of the disease. Thus, the NCEP has published guidelines for health professionals and the public. These guidelines include aggressive measures to combat the health problem and reduce its devastating effects on people's lives. The main focus of the guidelines focuses on therapeutic strategies and treatments that lower blood cholesterol levels, particularly low-density lipoprotein, LDL. Review of the literature, controlled clinical trials and epidemiological studies clearly demonstrate that high LDL or “bad fat” is a major contributor to coronary heart disease. This article will discuss the NCEP guidelines related to my patient, her activity level, estimate calories needed for her ideal body, review atypical findings with rationale for the three-day nutritional assessment for fat. Cholesterol is a white, odorless waxy substance with a molecular weight of 386.6561 g/mole. Cholesterol performs many vital functions for the survival and maintenance of the human body. It is present in cell membranes, participates in the production of steroid hormones (estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, cortical and aldosterone), used to produce vitamin D, and bile which is used to emulsify fats...... middle of paper ......tes) physical exercise; follow a diet low in calories (1,400 to 1,500 kcal/day) and low in fat (20 to 25% of total calories); and monitor daily food intake (eg, food diary, portion size) and weight. These are guidelines that will be used to plan a new and improved diet. And they are also echoed in the new Food Guide Pyramid and Dietary Guidelines. Works Cited1) Norwood, SL (2000). Search strategies. Upper River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc.2) Williams, S. (2000). Basic nutrition and diet therapy. St. Louis, MI: Mosby-Year Book, Inc.3) Copestead, LC and Banasik, JL (2000). Pathophysiology: biological and behavioral perspectives. Spokane, WA: WB Saunders Company.4) Lemone, P. and Burke, K. (2000). Medical-surgical nursing care. Menlo Park, CA: Addison-Wesley.5) Jarvis, C. (2008). Physical examination and health assessment. St. Louis, Michigan: Saunders Elsevier.