Hello and a happy new month to all members of this great community, today I want to share with us ways and how we can control our cholesterol in our human body.
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Now, we must understand that cholesterol is a type of lipid; a waxy, fat-like substance found in the body cells which moves throughout the blood.
This cholesterol is gotten from animal bye-products such as egg yolk, meat, cheese, the liver in our body system also produces most of these cholesterol in our body system.
It is very important for producing cell membranes and cell structures. Cholesterol also helps in the synthesis of hormones, vitamin D, and other substances that may help in the digestion of food in the body.
Cholesterol helps in the protection of cells; it is also used by the liver to produce bile for food digestion.
Cholesterol is necessary in the body but also having excess of it in the body is also unhealthy.
There are two types of cholesterol in the body system, which includes; The high-density lipoproteins (HDL) and the Low-density lipoproteins (LDL).
HDL, which is also known as the “good” cholesterol which moves around the body to the liver for processing. While the LDL, also known as the “bad” cholesterol helps in the buildup of cholesterol in the arteries.
HDL which is excess of the LDL is a condition called hypercholesterolemia. A blood test called lipoprotein is used to determine this condition.
Please note that if excess of this cholesterol is left untreated in the body, it may lead to; stroke, heart attack and other heart diseases.
This why regular check up on your cholesterol level is recommended as well. More so, regular exercise may also help in maintaining good cholesterol in the body system as it is highly recommended as well.
A happy new month and happy independence day to our American friends, once again I really want to appreciate you all and I believe you have gotten an idea about cholesterol and ways of controlling it and do have a good day as well.
Merci!!!!
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