Community | November 28, 2010 | 0 comments

Dangers Of High Cholesterol

Cholesterol are:

A fatty substance that circulates in the blood, produced by the liver and very much needed by the body.

However, excess cholesterol will cause problems, especially in heart and brain blood vessels.

Where does Cholesterol come from?

Everyone has cholesterol in the blood, where 80% produced by the body itself and 20% comes from food.

Cholesterol is produced consists of 2 types of cholesterol HDL and LDL cholesterol.

LDL cholesterol is bad cholesterol, which if the amount excess in the blood will be deposited on artery walls form a clot that can clog blood vessel.

HDL cholesterol is good cholesterol, which has the function clean up the blood vessels of excessive LDL cholesterol.

High levels of HDL cholesterol is a good sign along the LDL cholesterol less than 150 mg / dl.

There was also Triglycerides. These fats are formed as a result from the metabolism of food, not only in the form of fat but
  1. groups:
    Community
  2. tags:
    Health
  3.     
    |

0 comments // Dangers Of High Cholesterol

cheaplinker
more from Community:

top videos