Is high cholesterol and heart diseases a myth or truth?
High cholesterol and heart diseases are related and its a truth and not a myth.
Last updated on 12 Apr 2023
Age is indeed a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases.because serum total cholesterol increases as age increases in both men and women.
With high cholesterol, you can develop fatty deposits in your blood vessels. Eventually, these deposits grow, making it difficult for enough blood to flow through your arteries. Sometimes, those deposits can break suddenly and form a clot that causes a heart attack or stroke
The major risk of LDL cholesterol is that it aids in the built up of plaque which in turn poses a risk of heart diseases and strokes.
In adults, total cholesterol levels less than 200 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) are considered healthy. A reading between 200 and 239 mg/dL is borderline high. A reading of 240 mg/dL and above is considered high
Yes, if your lipid profile is not normal then he/she might have to take medicines to prevent heart diseases.
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