cholesterol

Cholesterol is a fat-like substance in your blood and cells. Your liver makes most of the cholesterol in your blood, but the rest comes from the foods you eat. Cholesterol needs to be packaged into lipoproteins to travel throughout your body. There are two forms of cholesterol: High-density lipoprotein (HDL), or “good” cholesterol. HDL cholesterol …

Cholesterol is a fatty substance that circulates in your blood. Most of the cholesterol in your body is produced in your liver and is carried in your blood by proteins known as lipoproteins. There are two types of lipoprotein – low density lipoprotein (LDL) and high-density cholesterol (HDL). Stroke is linked to high levels of …

Follow a heart-healthy diet that is based primarily on eating plant-based foods. Eating plenty of plant-based foods like vegetables, beans, fruits, whole grains, nuts, and seeds is good for your heart. Include beans (or legumes like chickpeas, lentils, split peas), beans (like haricot beans, kidney beans, baked beans, bean mixes) in at least two meals …

1. Genetics A condition called familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) can make some people genetically more susceptible to high bad cholesterol. There are two types of familial hypercholesterolemia: heterozygous, in which a person inherits the abnormal gene from only one parent; and homozygous, in which the person has two copies of the abnormal gene, one from each parent. …

The best way to lower your cholesterol is to reduce your cholesterol intake and production. That means eating less sugar, saturated fat, and cholesterol itself. These three things act as building blocks for your body to make cholesterol. When you make healthy changes to your diet, you will see a significant reduction in your cholesterol …

What is Cholesterol? Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that that’s found in all the cells in your body. Your body needs some cholesterol to work properly. But if you have too much of it in your blood, it can stick to the walls of your arteries and narrow or even block them. This puts …

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