Cholesterol is very important for your body it produces in your liver, but too much density is dangerous for your health and body. It does not dissolve in water. Instead, its transport in the body depends on molecules called lipoproteins, which carry cholesterol, fat and fat-soluble vitamins in the blood. There are two forms of lipoprotein which are given below:


Low-density lipoproteins (LDL) also called bad cholesterol which builds in the arteries and cause heart attack and stroke problems.

High-density lipoproteins (HDL) also called good cholesterol help return the LDL cholesterol to the liver for removal.


What are the symptoms?

1.      Having high blood pressure

2.      Obesity

3.      In hypercholesterolemia, condition occurs due to games that cause high cholesterol.

4.      Angina, chest pain

5.      Nausea

6.      Fatigue

7.      Shortness of breath

8.      Pain in neck and jaw

9.      Pain in the upper abdomen

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What are the causes?

1.      Factors that contribute to high cholesterol are given below:

2.      High cholesterol food like meat, cheese, deep-fried food, and butter.

3.      Lack of exercise increases your Low-density lipoprotein.

4.      An obese person has a higher level of LDL. It also decreases the clearance of LDL from your blood.

5.      Drinking alcohol increases cholesterol and triglyceride level.

6.      Smoking also increases LDL because the acrolein chemical in cigarettes stops the HDL from fatty deposits to the liver.

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What are the Complications?

High cholesterol blocks and narrows your arteries. This condition is known as atherosclerosis. In atherosclerosis condition cholesterol limit the blood flow through your arteries which develop blood clots.

Life-threatening complication due to atherosclerosis are given below:

1.      Stroke

2.      Heart attack

3.      Angina

4.      High blood pressure

5.      Peripheral vascular disease

6.      Chronic kidney disease


What are the Risk Factors?

1.      Overweight and obesity

2.      Eat an unhealthy diet.

3.      Don’t do physical activity regularly like exercise

4.      Smoking

5.      Family history of high cholesterol

6.      Having diabetes, kidney disease leads to high cholesterol.


How to control cholesterol through diet?

1.      Limit your intake of high cholesterol food.

2.      Eat high fiber foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains.

3.      Avoid fast food and baked, boiled, steamed, grilled, and roasted food.

Mention the list of food that are high in cholesterol.

  • Red meat
  • Egg yolks
  • High-fat dairy products
  • Potato chips
  • Onion rings
  • Fried chicken
  • Muffins


What are the natural remedies?

Cholesterol can be controlled without taking medications through eat a nutritious diet, exercise regularly, and avoid smoking. Some people use herbal and nutritional supplements which help in controlling cholesterol levels.

Like Garlic, Hawthorn, Red yeast rice, Plant sterol and stanol supplements, Oatmeal, Blond psyllium, Ground flaxseed.


Conclusion

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