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Expert Author: Jan Richards | Summary Studies have shown that the number of people who are obese or overweight has gone up through the years. This is attributed to the type of food being served in schools and fast food joints as well the lack of physical activity as the person grows older. The problem goes farther because this means that many more Americans will suffer from high blood pressure, heart disease and strokes in the future. The good news is that this can be prevented before it is too late. Expert Author: Jan Richards | Summary It is scientifically proven that the genes you inherit have something to do with high-rise cholesterol levels in the body. The vast majority factor is due to lifestyle, saturated fat intake and calorie, poor eating habits especially without exercise, excessive drinking (alcohol enhance rise of cholesterol), and menopausal stage in women when estrogen is on the brink to diminish, and mostly with the senior citizens group. Expert Author: Jan Richards | Summary One past time that people love to do is eating. This can happen at anytime aside from the three basic meals of the day whenever the person is craving for something. Whenever the individual buys the snack or meal to suit that craving, little attention is paid on how much cholesterol the food has. In fact, a lot of those of the dishes made in fast food joint are unhealthy which has prompted McDonald's to print the calories, cholesterol and other things on each product given to the customer. Expert Author: Jan Richards | Summary All vertebrates need cholesterol to sustain health of the outer membrane cells. It circulates in the blood to settle in body tissues and blood plasma in forms of fatty lipids (steroids) and alcohol. Cholesterol is maintained to balanced levels that must not exceed what our body needs. Today, when every ready food could just be fished out from fast foods and other busy traffic-highway-eateries, all you need is to be concerned about eliminating idle (unwanted) additional intake of this substance that affects a great general health disadvantage impact in today's generation. Expert Author: Jan Richards | Summary Bad cholesterol nestles stubbornly in the body. This common fact causes great amount of effort to afflicted ones. If only cholesterol can be passed out or rinsed easily with water, then the fear accompanying its effects will not be gruesome to prepare about. The sad thing about bad cholesterol is its presence in the minute-diameter of the veins, where the life-giving flow of blood must not be trafficked even for a second. Expert Author: Jan Richards | Summary There is a saying that goes. "We are what we eat." This is so true as the food being consumed may affect the cholesterol levels inside the person's system. This makes this makes the person prone to high blood pressure or heart disease through age, which could leave the patient, paralyzed or dead. The only thing to do before it is too late is to make some changes in the individual's diet. While many of the good stuff that people love to eat have high concentrations of LDL better known as bad cholesterol, this can all change by consuming those that have HDL or good cholesterol. Expert Author: Jan Richards | Summary Reality shows are one of the biggest things people watch on television. This is because the events that happen are not scripted and naturally unfold in front of the viewer. One show that is helping people want to become healthy again is the biggest loser. The contestants are a bunch of overweight men and women who work out and go on a diet and at the end of the week; one of these players will be eliminated. The person who loses the biggest number of pounds after a three-month campaign will win $250,000 and have a second chance of living a healthy life. Expert Author: Jan Richards | Summary Too much cholesterol causes many medical problems for one. Cholesterol is something that clogs the arteries in your heart. In addition, cholesterol when out of control could cause massive heart attacks, or series of strokes. What can I do about my cholesterol? If your body has too much cholesterol, it isn't good for you. You have the power within you however to take control. Failing to take control only leads to problems. Expert Author: Jan Richards | Summary Cholesterol is something that is in every human being. This is just one of the many things that are produced by the person in order to function properly. Unfortunately, eating food and drinking alcohol that is high in sugar, fat and oil may do more harm than good to a person. The individual will soon suffer from high blood pressure, diabetes, heart attack or a stroke. Expert Author: Jan Richards | Summary We are raising an obese society. With big-sizing everything that we eat especially in fast food chains, we are slowly clogging our arteries with unnecessary fats and cholesterol that our bodies do not actually need and cannot use. The result is of course a society that is pestered with different kinds of cholesterol complications such as heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, and overweight problems. Expert Author: Jan Richards | Summary People have to eat in order to have energy to do certain things. Some are able to make three or four trips to the buffet table while others are satisfied after one round. In any case, the type of food brought to the plate could be healthy or harmful and the choice is really up to the person. Those who love to eat red meat and other dishes that are fatty or oil are at risk of getting sick. This isn't diarrhea but something worse which could be life threatening because of the amount of bad cholesterol that is being taken into the body. Expert Author: Jan Richards | Summary Parts of adolescent's body are filled with a waxy stuff identified as cholesterol. It helps to produce vitamin D, cell membranes and certain hormones. Blood cholesterol comes from two different sources, liver within the body and food. The adolescent's liver produces enough cholesterol to carry out proper Expert Author: Jan Richards | Summary Cholesterol is one of the major substances that cause heart attacks, high blood cholesterol levels, and weight problems. Despite its "bad guy image," this waxy, fat-like substances made in the body by the person's own liver serves a number of vital functions unknown to many. Expert Author: Jan Richards | Summary Almost everybody knows the effects of bad cholesterol in the body. By bad cholesterol, it literally has to do with low-density lipoprotein's molecular transport deposits that thicken in the walls of the arteries hindering the flawless passage of blood affecting the atherogenic status of the arterial walls. While few people do not fully appreciate the importance of cholesterol in the body, this non-soluble waxy substance is essential to aid in building membranes, manufacture of bile, cell walls, nerve sheaths, and produce hormones. Expert Author: Jan Richards | Summary When people undergo a blood test, there are four things that the doctor will review carefully before revealing the results to the patient. These are namely the LDL, HDL, triglyceride level and total cholesterol. If any of these are way above the normal range, the doctor will make some recommendations before it is too late. The most common advice given is to make changes in the diet. This is because the numbers that come out can improve dramatically by changing the food being eaten. Expert Author: Emilia Klapp, R.D., B.S. | Summary Studies have shown that people who eat dry beans regularly have a lower risk of suffering from heart disease than the ones who barely eat them. One main reason is because they lower cholesterol. For centuries, legumes or dry beans, as they are commonly known, have been a staple food in the Mediterranean countries where they have played an important part in the fight against heart disease. Expert Author: Emilia Klapp, R.D., B.S. | Summary According to experts, walking at least 5 days a week is one of the best ways to be in good shape. It is a healthy exercise and it is easy to perform. It’s not expensive –a pair of good tennis shoes will do it- and it is free. If you don’t feel like going to the gym, here is what you can do to have great cardiovascular benefits. Expert Author: Donald Urquhart | Summary What is cholesterol? Does it ever serve a useful purpose? Where exactly does it come from, anyway? Is there such a thing as "good" cholesterol? You can't seem to go a single day without seeing some ad or article warning of cholesterol's potential to damage the circulatory system. However, cholesterol as a whole is rarely clearly defined. Expert Author: Donald Urquhart | Summary Ever wondered why cholesterol, one of the most important energy carriers in the body, can kill? How does it kill? Expert Author: Peter Sams | Summary Cholesterol is one of the body's fats. Cholesterol levels in the blood rise slightly with age, and women generally have a higher HDL-cholesterol level than men. Cholesterol is also found in the blood circulation of humans. Cholesterol is naturally present in cell walls or membranes everywhere in the body, including the brain, nerves, muscles, skin, liver, intestines, and heart.
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