Cholesterol Information
High cholesterol,a major risk factor for heart and blood vessel disease, is most effectively treated with a combination of diet,exercise and cholesterol lowering medications.
When treating high cholesterol,ask your doctor what your treatment goals are as these will vary depending on each individual patient’s current state of health.
Regular exercise can be extremely effective at not only lowering total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol,but also at increasing HDL cholesterol.
Meet with a registered dietician to discuss an aggressive yet practical dietary approach to lowering your cholesterol.
Helpful Tips
What affects cholesterol levels?
Diet. Certain foods have types of fat that raise your cholesterol level. These types of fats include saturated fat, trans fatty acids or trans fats, and dietary cholesterol.
Weight. Being overweight tends to increase LDL levels lowers HDL levels, and increases total cholesterol level.
Physical Inactivity. Lack of regular physical activity can lead to weight gain, which could raise your LDL cholesterol level.
Heredity. High blood cholesterol can run in families.
Age and Sex. As people get older, their LDL cholesterol levels tend to rise. Men tend to have lower HDL levels than women.
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