What is High Cholesterol?
Cholesterol is a type of fat found in your blood. It is important because it helps your brain, skin, and other organs do their jobs. However, too much cholesterol can be bad for your health and lead to problems such as heart attack, stroke, blood clots, and fatty liver disease. Your liver makes cholesterol, but you can also get it from foods like meat, fish, eggs, butter, cheese, and milk.
There are two main types of cholesterol. One is LDL and is often called “bad” cholesterol. Too much LDL can lead to fatty deposits in the blood and block blood flow through your arteries. The other is HDL and is often called “good” cholesterol. It works to remove cholesterol from your blood vessels.
How is it treated?
Aim to include fruits, vegetables and whole grains in your daily diet. Avoid saturated and trans fats that are often found in red meat and full-fat dairy like whole milk, butter, and cheese as well as limiting fried and processed foods.
Exercise can help increase HDL levels. Aim for 30 minutes of moderate to intense physical activity each day. Include both aerobic exercise like cycling, brisk walking, or jogging and resistance exercises like weights, resistance bands or body weights such as push-ups and squats.
Smoking and vaping lowers HDL or “good” cholesterol. It can also make high blood pressure and diabetes harder to manage.
Medications called “statins” work by blocking a substance your body needs to make cholesterol. Though statins are often used to treat high cholesterol there are several other medications that can treat high cholesterol. It is important to discuss the options with your health care provider at your routine visits for health checks.
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MPH, RN, CDCES
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