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Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance
that's found in your body cells. Your body needs cholesterol to function.
It's essential because it helps your body make hormones
vitamin D and then also some substances that you need
to digest your food. LDL is the bad cholesterol that can build up in your arteries,
cause plaques, and lead to heart attack stroke
or heart disease. HDL on the
contrast is good cholesterol which helps to remove the
bad cholesterol from your body. High cholesterol is bad because it can cause
a lot of other serious heart problems.
When you have a build-up of bad cholesterol in your arteries,
it can lead to heart attack, stroke or heart disease.
So obviously some risk factors you can't reduce, such as a family history of heart disease,
but you can modify your diet and your activity level.
You wanna stay away from a lotta meats. You wanna stay away from
full fat dairy products anything with saturated fats and trans fats
Your activity level you wanna aim for a goal of 25 to 30 minutes
a day and this is moderate intensity so
brisk walking or riding a bike. If you're concerned about your cholesterol
for instance if you have a family history of high cholesterol
or if you have diabetes or heart disease, it's recommended
if you meet some other risk factors to go see your doctor. They can perform
a very simple blood test to check your cholesterol levels
and see where you're at on the charts.