High Cholesterol

High Cholesterol Overview
Cholesterol is a waxy, fatlike substance that your body needs to function normally.
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High cholesterol is an excess of cholesterol in your blood. Cholesterol is a type of lipid, which is a group of fats and fatlike substances found in your body and in the foods that you eat.
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Treatment of High Cholesterol
A new patient came to me after her father had suffered from a heart attack. Only after the heart attack did he find out he had hypercholesterolemia, or high cholesterol.
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High cholesterol (niacin) Niacin is a well-accepted treatment for high cholesterol.
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High cholesterol and other lipid disorders can be inherited (genetic) or associated with:
People who smoke and also have high cholesterol are at even greater risk for heart disease. Lipid disorders are more common in men than women.
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High cholesterol levels are linked to heart problems. This article looks at how to reduce fat in our diets and maintain a healthy heart.
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High cholesterol levels clog arteries. High triglycerides cause vascular disease also, if they are associated with low levels of HDL cholesterol (the good cholesterol).
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A high cholesterol level increases a person's risk of having a heart attack or stroke. The long-term use of statins reduces the risk of such an event and can increase the life expectancy of people with a history of heart disease.
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A high cholesterol level damages the blood vessels and is another risk factor for heart and circulatory diseases. Therefore, it's important that the cholesterol level for someone with diabetes is not too high, ideally below 4.0.
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If high cholesterol and triglyceride levels persist with maximum dietary treatment, cholesterol lowering agents should be started.
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Because high cholesterol levels can cause atherosclerosis, doctors recommend that people keep their cholesterol levels within a specific range.
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close family members with atherosclerosis.
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Membranous nephropathy, also called membranous glomerulopathy, is the second most common cause of the nephrotic syndrome (proteinuria, edema, high cholesterol) in U.S. adults after diabetic nephropathy.
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Everyone should limit their saturated fat intake to less than 10 percent of total calories; individuals with high cholesterol should limit their intake of saturated fat to less than seven percent total calories.
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Question: Is eating high cholesterol foods like meat and eggs the cause of high cholesterol? Most cholesterol found in the blood is manufactured in the liver rather than originated from the cholesterol content of the food we eat.
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Vegetarianism is recommended as a dietary therapy for a variety of conditions, including heart disease, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, and stroke. Vegetarianism is a major dietary therapy in the alternative treatment of cancer.
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Smoking, in addition to high cholesterol, high blood pressure, physical inactivity, obesity, and diabetes tops the list as a primary risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and is responsible for claiming the lives of more than 430, ...
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Treat your high cholesterol with diet, exercise, and medication if necessary.
DO NOT smoke
Avoid alcohol use
Take an ACE inhibitor if you have heart disease, diabetes, or high blood pressure.
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Metabolic Syndrome - Metabolic syndrome features include high blood pressure, obesity, high cholesterol, and insulin resistance. Source:MedicineNet
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If you have high blood pressure or high cholesterol that can't be controlled with diet and exercise, you may need prescription medications to bring your numbers down.
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Blood tests may show high cholesterol.
Peripheral artery disease may be revealed by: ...
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Other predisposing factors are lack of blood supply; spasms in the coronary vessels, which cause and/or are caused by hypertension; diabetes; high cholesterol levels; adverse physical reactions to mental stress; and heavy cigarette smoking.
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This is known to occur to some degree with aging, but other risk factors that accelerate this process have been identified. These factors include: high cholesterol, high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, ...
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Having other risk factors for heart disease, such as a family history of heart disease, being overweight, smoking, or having high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or diabetes.
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