Every human body will have LDL also called bad cholesterol and HDL also known as good cholesterol. It is a waxy, fatlike 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

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High Cholesterol

Every human body will have LDL ( Low-density lipoprotein ) also called bad cholesterol and HDL( High-density lipoprotein ) also known as good cholesterol.   It is a waxy, fatlike 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.

If High level of LDL or low level of HDL may cause  heart disease and stroke. An unhealthy diet can cause high cholesterol. High cholesterol 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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