Friday, June 18, 2010

Cholesterol

Cholesterol is a fatty substance that your body needs to build its cells and produce certain hormones. It is transported throughout your body via the bloodstream. A small amount of cholesterol is sufficient to meet the needs of the body.

When there is too much cholesterol in your blood, you have high cholesterol. This is a common disorder. Cholesterol generally increases with age and can increase your risk of heart disease, cerebrovascular accident (stroke) and vascular disease device.

Most of the cholesterol in your body (about 80%) is synthesized in the liver. The diet provides the rest. Dietary cholesterol comes from animal sources like eggs, meat and dairy products. There are two main types of cholesterol, it is important to know:

Low density lipoprotein (LDL) or "bad" cholesterol
High density lipoprotein (HDL) or "good" cholesterol

The bulk of LDL or "bad" cholesterol circulates in blood, unused. Normally, the liver removes the cholesterol "extra", but many people have more LDL cholesterol than the liver can convert. LDL facilitates the accumulation of plate (Fatty deposits) harmful to the walls of arteries.

HDL is considered "good" because it removes LDL cholesterol from the arteries and tissues and carry it to the liver where it can decompose.



Causes:

Whether low or high values of LDL cholesterol levels are determined by many factors, including:

Diet
Alcohol
Heredity
Body weight
The level of physical activity
Sex (men have higher cholesterol)
Age (cholesterol levels increase with age)


The consumption of foods high in saturated fat and cholesterol is another cause of elevated cholesterol. Other factors can also increase your cholesterol, including lack of physical activity and overweight. In some cases, high cholesterol is an inherited genetic disorder designated hypercholesterolemia. This disorder makes you more liable to contract heart disease when you're still very young.

Some medical conditions such as diabetes, hypothyroidism, liver disease and kidney disease can cause elevated cholesterol.

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