Cholesterol is not the Cause for Health Problem
What is good and bad Cholesterol?
Every human body will have LDL also called bad cholesterol and HDL also known as good cholesterol. It is a waxy, fa tlike substance and very much needed for your body to function normal. Cholesterol is naturally present in cell walls or membranes everywhere in the body, including the brain, nerves, muscles, skin, liver, intestines, and heart. – Health Info.
If High level of LDL or low level of HDL may cause heart disease and stroke. An unhealthy diet can cause high cholesterol and may be hereditary factor . A low-cholesterol diet will improve cholesterol levels. If the low-cholesterol diet does not work to lower bad cholesterol and increase good cholesterol, consult your doctor.
How Does Cholesterol Cause Heart Disease?
With excess cholesterol build up in the walls of arteries and causes “hardening of the arteries” and arteries become narrowed and blood flow to the heart is slowed down or blocked. The blood carries oxygen to the heart. Due to blocked arteries enough blood and oxygen cannot reach the heart and cause chest pain. If the blood supply to a portion of the heart is completely cut off by a blockage, the result is a heart attack.
Watch-Learn-live with Cholesterol.
Watch your LDL-HDL and Triglyceride: The total score must be below 180mg/dl and the score is arrived by the equation HDL+LDL+20% Triglyceride. It is observed that those with high blood triglycerides the HDL will be at low levels allowing risk to health. Generic history, smoking, overweight, beta blokers will reduce HDL levels. LDL level raises with heavy foods. Triglycerides is the fat in the body and they should be under control. If the triglyceride level increase with low HDL or high LDL will develop fatty substance in the arteries and increases the risk of heart attack or stroke.