Some clinical consequences of a high cholesterol diet

High cholesterol is a long term problem that can lead to heart disease
and the risk of a stroke. Other possible clinical consequences
include Aortic Aneurysm and cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, if
you are prepared to reduce the risks and take steps to make sure that
your cholesterol balance is restored to normal there is no reason why
you should not be able to lead a healthy and fulfilling life. You can
reduce the likelihood of suffering CHD by following recommendations
for limiting your exposure to modifiable risk factors – for example
giving up smoking, eating low cholesterol foods or losing weight.
Some risk factors, however – age, family history and gender – are not
modifiable.

Low levels of HDL cholesterol are considered to be the most critical
indicator of CHD, (coronary heart disease) and any HDL levels below
around 15% are considered dangerous. The type of cholesterol that
causes the damage, LDL, is always present in the body, but the ratio
between the HDL and LDL is a critical factor and the higher the
proportion of LDL there is compared to HDL, the greater the risk of
cardiovascular disease.

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