26 April 2008 - 15:52All about lowering cholesterol level in blood
Evaluated cholesterol level in blood is one of the main risk factors for coronary heart disease which leads to heart attack and stroke. Keeping cholesterol level under control is an essential part of any health care program because high cholesterol developes from the childhood and is usually inherited from parents. Despite of heredity cholesterol level can be controlled and lowered by increased physical activity, low cholesterol dieting and cholesterol-loweing medications like Lipitor, Zocor, Zetia and many others.
Total cholesterol count determined by blood test includes bad LDL cholesterol and its modifications, triglycerides (fatty substances) and good HDL cholesterol. Cholesterol-lowering therapy is targeted to lower total cholesterol level - lower LDL cholesterol and increase HDL cholesterol count.
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