High Cholesterol, Causes, Risk, Diet

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What is high cholesterol? Do you have high cholesterol and you do not know it? According to the sources, around 16 % of Americans have diagnosed the high levels of cholesterol, according to recent survey from the World Health Organization (WHO), reminder that you should know your numbers and get screened regularly. Cholesterol is a fatty, waxy, sticky substance found naturally in our body. The body produces the plenty of cholesterol itself. Cholesterol can found naturally in foods such as shellfish and eggs. When body suffers from an overload of cholesterol which sticks to artery walls, it's referred to as plaque and can block and narrow your arteries. Over time this blockage can lead to atherosclerosis, also known as hardening of the arteries. What are the causes of high cholesterol? Your diet Over eating can saturate the fat in body which can raise the cholesterol levels. Mostly unhealthy fat in foods which comes from Beef, animal, eggs, milk, cheese and butter. Saturated fat comes from palm oil, coconut oil, cocoa butter. Stick margarine, vegetable shortening, and most cookies, crackers, chips, and other oily snacks. Your age and gender Our cholesterol levels naturally start to increase after the age of 21. Cholesterol levels will naturally reduce after the age of 50 in men. Cholesterol levels remains as it until menopause in women, Cigarette smoking We all are aware that the smoking is injurious s for our health. Smoking can lower our cholesterol level and can kill us.