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Facts & Statics About Cholestrol

This article was published on: 03/18/21 9:56 AM

Cholesterol is a fast-like substance or a type of lipid that is found in our body. Our body needs cholesterol to build cells, to make vitamin D, hormones, and substances that help in the digestion of the food. The required amount of cholesterol is made by our liver.

Cholesterol is circulated in our blood. As the amount of cholesterol in our blood increases, it forms plaque in the body affecting our health. Plaque sticks to the walls of the arteries causing them to narrow down or being blocked restricting the flow of blood. 

High cholesterol increases the risk of many cardiovascular diseases such as chest pain, stroke, and heart attack. Several behaviors like unhealthy diet, lack of physical activities, smoking, obesity, etc. affect the level of cholesterol in your body.

Some Interesting facts about cholesterol are:

  • Out of every 6 people, 2 people suffer from high cholesterol.
  • We cannot leave our life without Cholesterol.
  • As people age, high cholesterol becomes more common.
  • Not only adults even children can be affected by high cholesterol.
  • High cholesterol can be generic and can run in the family for a long.
  • Women show high cholesterol symptoms much later than of men.
  • You should check your cholesterol level after every five years once you are 20.
  • Being overweight can raise the high cholesterol and lower the good cholesterol in the body.

One should get a blood test after a regular interval to help you detect cholesterol levels. Women should extra care as high cholesterol doesn’t show up easily as their arteries can stretch much more than men resulting in the rupture of arteries and blood clotting. Blood clotting restricts the flow of blood to organs causing them to fail.

Take extra precaution if it runs in your family. If your family members die of a heart attack, get yourself to check to know about your cholesterol level in your blood.

High Cholesterol can be controlled by exercising daily and maintaining a healthy and balanced lifestyle and by quitting smoking.