This article discusses the risks associated with having a high level of cholesterol. Discusses how the lower cholesterol will significantly improve their risk of heart disease.
Do you personally need a lower cholesterol read to help reduce heart disease risk? If you don't know the answer, then it is very important to ask your doctor to test taken. There are many risks involved, if not treated.
Many people are unaware that high cholesterol has a role in increasing the chance of developing heart disease. It is important to pay attention to have a low reading of cholesterol.
Cholesterol is not all bad, because it is an essential element for the new cells but produces hormones in the body and is used as insulation for the nerves. Cholesterol comes from two sources - produced by the liver and also comes from sources of foods that are animals on the basis, examples being eggs, meat and milk. A certain amount of cholesterol is necessary, but when becomes too much, is a high risk factor for heart disease. At that time, the achievement of a lower cholesterol reading is extremely important.
High cholesterol is a widespread problem. When there is too much cholesterol in circulating blood will accumulate in the artery walls and if this problem is not handled here, atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) is carried out. Arteries harden actually not, but rather narrow and cause the flow of blood to and from the heart muscle hang or slowed down greatly. Blood carries oxygen from and back to the heart and a narrowing of the artery walls difficult enough blood and oxygen step to take place. Discomfort in the chest and the pain is often observed when carried out atherosclerosis. When the blood supply is fully isolated areas of the heart, the result is a heart attack.
There are basically two types of cholesterol. It is not low often is commonly called in simpler terms, "bad" cholesterol and lipoprotein high-density (HDL), which is the "good" cholesterol (LDL) density lipoprotein. The letters correspond to how cholesterol circulates in the bloodstream and limit the amount of protein and cholesterol. For example, LDL has a large amount of cholesterol, but a minimum of protein, while HDL cholesterol lowest (minimum) and a tremendous amount of protein. It is the LDL cholesterol that is responsible for cause Board to clog arteries while that HDL, or good cholesterol helps to eliminate the bad blood cholesterol. Another type of fat found in the bloodstream is triglycerides. More and more research triglycerides are being all the time and were found in large quantities to be connected with the development of heart disease.
High cholesterol in itself does not produce any symptoms it is essential to have their cholesterol levels from a simple blood test to determine what levels of HDL and LDL. Recommended by the medical community that any person over the age of 20 have levels of cholesterol in the controls at least once in a period of five years. The analysis of blood that is used to determine the levels of cholesterol is known as a profile of lipoproteins. Four measures shall be adopted in a test of cholesterol, including total cholesterol, LDL "bad" cholesterol, the "good" HDL cholesterol and triglycerides.
A person whose total cholesterol is cholesterol to less than 200 (lower) is a desirable rate of total cholesterol that is 200 239 is moderately high and 240 or more is high. LDL cholesterol is less than 100 is optimal, 100 to 129 is near-optimal optimal or higher and with HDL, the higher the number, better is. the measures of 60 or more HDL cholesterol is at an appropriate rate less than 400 considered an important risk factor. Triglycerides are less than 150 are at normal or desirable, 150 to 199 is moderately high and 200 or more is high and can reach the need for medication in some individuals.
