How Does Cholesterol Cause Heart Disease?

Cholesterol is only one risk factor that may lead to heart disease. The other major risk factors:
1. High blood pressure
2. Cigarette smoking
3. LDL and HDL cholesterols
4. Early heart disease in a close relative
5. Age more than 45 for men or 55 for women
6. Obesity, physical inactivity and fatty diet

What is LDL? Called bad cholesterol, LDL is the main source of cholesterol build-up and blockage in the arteries.
What is HDL? Called good cholesterol, HDL helps keep cholesterol from building up in the arteries.
How does cholesterol cause heart disease? When there is too much cholesterol in the blood, it builds up in the walls of your arteries. Finally this buildup causes hardening of the arteries so that arteries become narrowed and blood flow to the heart is slowed down or blocked. Doxycycline is a tetracycline antibiotic that works by slowing the growth of bacteria. High blood cholesterol itself does not cause symptoms and individuals are unaware that their cholesterol level is too high.

 

Cholesterol lowering is important for everyone - younger, middle age, and older adults, women and men, and individuals with or without heart disease.

Every man aged 20 and older should have their cholesterol measured at least once every 5 years. It is best to have a blood test called a "lipoprotein profile" to find out your cholesterol numbers. This blood test is done after a 9 to 12 hour fast and gives information about your:
 - Total cholesterol
 - LDL cholesterol
 - The main source of cholesterol buildup and blockage in the arteries
 - HDL cholesterol
 - Helps keep cholesterol from building up in the arteries
 - Triglycerides
 - Another from of fat in your blood
If you are trying to control you blood cholesterol level, you must limit not only the amount of cholesterol you consume, but also the amount of saturated fat, which appears to stimulate the body's production of cholesterol. You can find medications at affordable prices in our

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.  Cholesterol and fat is not the same thing. Cholesterol is found only in animal products - meats, poultry, dairy products, and eggs.

 
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