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When cholesterol has been diagnosed, ie when the amount of blood cholesterol is above the recommended values ​​and not remedied, start cholesterol deposits on the walls of blood vessels.

Cholesterol deposits in the arteries occur in the form of layers. Automatically, the active body control mechanisms, using white blood cells to remove fat deposits. If the amount of cholesterol deposited is very large, trapped white blood cells form foam cells, which will give rise to atherosclerotic plaques.

These plates will prevent good blood circulation by preventing irrigation of the tissues, which causes a dysfunction of the affected part of body. This condition is called atherosclerosis. Read the rest of this entry »

If there is a high cholesterol intake is recommended to a higher proportion of high-fiber foods (fruits, vegetables, legumes, …), as that obtained with a significant reduction in blood cholesterol of about 5-10%. It is also necessary to avoid excessive intake of saturated fat and cholesterol, according to the criteria outlined in the attached table.

Following the establishment of a lipid-lowering diet is important to repeat the blood after about 3 months to assess the response to diet.

If the answer is not adequate, may be indicated, by prescription, the use of drugs to reduce blood cholesterol levels eb (called statins) that act by inhibiting an enzyme involved in endogenous synthesis of cholesterol by blocking its synthesis. Read the rest of this entry »

Prevention of excess lipids in the blood and in particular an excess of blood cholesterol is primarily achieved by controlling adequately our nutrition.

We monitor reasonable basis for our diet, not only foods that contain cholesterol, but also food whose members are precursors of cholesterol, especially those foods that have saturated fats.

The diet should respect certain general guidelines for achieving a balance on the nutritional factors that influence the metabolism of lipids and cholesterol. The intake of animal foods should not exceed 10% of all food eaten during the day. The consumption of eggs and butter, two of the foods with a higher proportion of cholesterol, must meet the metabolic needs of each individual, whichever eating as a general principle, in small amounts, with certain exceptions prescribed by the doctor. Read the rest of this entry »

The drugs used to treat these disorders have as main function to reduce the amount of “bad” cholesterol (LDL and VLDL) in the blood and increase blood levels of “good” cholesterol (HDL).

Around the world use different types of drugs, one of the groups that have demonstrated greater efficacy in the treatment of these disorders are statins or HMG CoA reductase, an enzyme involved in cholesterol synthesis. This group includes, for example, atorvastatin, fluvastatin or simvastatin. Read the rest of this entry »

To determine the amount of cholesterol must perform a blood test. The amount of cholesterol is determined by the diet but also by the metabolic activity of the organism, which is an important responsibility liver. The liver produces cholesterol synthesis and regulating its levels in the blood.

It also contributes to its elimination by activation of specific LDL receptors on the surface of their cells. A decrease in the number of liver cells with LDL receptors is associated with high levels of “bad” cholesterol.

Both heredity and diet have a significant influence on cholesterol levels of a person. For example, familial hypercholesterolemia is a common inherited disorder in which affected persons have a few or nonexistent LDL receptors on the surface of liver cells. People with this disorder tend to develop atherosclerosis and heart disease in early adulthood. Read the rest of this entry »

There are three types of cholesterol in blood cholesterol low density lipoprotein and very low density lipoproteins (LDL and VLDL  for “low density lipoprotein” and “very low density lipoprotein”), which is the cholesterol that helps atherosclerosis when raised (“bad cholesterol”) and the third type is the cholesterol bound to high density lipoprotein (HDL cholesterol, “high density lipoprotein”), which hinders the progression of atherosclerosis (cholesterol HDL is the ” good cholesterol “).

Some are genetic cause of hyperlipidemia, in the case of familial hypercholesterolemia, which presents with cholesterol levels above typically 300 mg/dl and that requires drug treatment, the cause is a mutation of the LDL receptor. Other hyperlipidemia are nutritional or metabolic causes, due to a poor diet or an altered metabolism. Read the rest of this entry »

Every day more people are diagnosed with hyperlipidemia, and more specifically, hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia. So called disorders that are characterized by an increase in lipids, particularly cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood, respectively, due to improper metabolism of fats or excessive intake of the same body, mainly by ingestion. Cholesterol is a chemical compound that occurs naturally in the body, in its chemical form is a steroid lipid.

The hyperlipidemia are one of the most important risk factors (along with snuff and hypertension) for the increased morbidity and mortality of cardiovascular origin, mainly heart problems such as myocardial infarction and heart failure and cerebral involvement stroke. Read the rest of this entry »

Doing exercise has similarity with selecting clothes. It should be matched with you. Clothes should be suitable for your size, it should be in right color, and the design makes you comfortable to be just the way you are. How about exercise?

There is no doubt that exercise has good benefit for lowering cholesterol. The problem is exercise is not something everyone will do it consistently. When your cholesterol test shows red mark on high LDL, the bad cholesterol, you may get your training shoes and do jogging every evening after work. But, once the work is becoming hectic and more stressful, you don’t have the energy to do it after work. Who can do jogging when after work means 11 pm in the evening? The right exercise is indeed the key success on how to lower cholesterol.

Try to find exercise that suitable to your schedule. Do not expect to do evening jogging if you know that you always go home late. Going to office by train could give you benefit on walking every morning instead of going rarely for evening jogging. Do not do morning jogging if your office is quite far and you will have problem if you come late because of it. Instead, you could keep portable bike in the luggage and do 30 minutes biking in the park near to your office before going home. Do not buy home gymnastic equipment if you are easily get bored. Exercise in the park and meet many people will be more fun for you. The easier and the more fun your exercise, the longer you can keep doing it. It means the more consistent you stick on your lowering cholesterol plan. You may need more than routine exercise to combat the cholesterol. Check on natural supplement sold today’s to get better cholesterol test result this month. Search for detail reviews on lowercholesterol.org

Elevated levels of cholesterol cause 60% of cardiovascular diseases, which are the leading cause of death in Argentina, said today Sociedad Argentina de Cardiología (SAC).

A medical report presented at a press conference in this city, on the occasion to develop the “Heart Month”, pointed out that high cholesterol causes 18% of cerebrovascular disease and 59% of coronary artery disease.

Ricardo Iglesias, cardiologist SAC president, said that “despite these data, the good news is many of these diseases are preventable, and the vast majority are caused by an unhealthy lifestyle.”

Iglesias said that “smoking, physical inactivity and poor eating habits are cardiac risk factors, but taking simple preventive measures can reduce it and especially lowering levels of bad cholesterol.” Read the rest of this entry »

Cardiovascular diseases are those affecting the circulatory system, both the heart and the veins and arteries. And although most are related to unhealthy habits and unhealthy lifestyle, some have an hereditary origin.

CVD can affect the heart (heart failure, heart attacks, valve disease of heart and heart disease) and cerebrovascular (stroke, carotid artery disease and diseases periferovasculares).

Furthermore, the World Health Organization:

• They are the leading cause of death worldwide. Every year more people die from CVD than from any other cause.

• It is estimated that in 2005 died from 17.5 million people, representing 30% of all deaths worldwide.

• CVD deaths equally affect both sexes, and over 80% occur in low-income countries and media.

• It is estimated that in 2015 will die nearly 20 million people by CVD and is expected to remain the leading cause of death.

What You Can Do

To decrease your chances of getting heart disease, the National Institutes of Health recommends that you: Read the rest of this entry »