High
Cholesterol
What It
Means
Anyone
can develop high blood cholesterol regardless of age, sex, race or
ethnic background. Like high blood pressure, it is a potential threat
to your health that you can do something about. High cholesterol is
one of the major risk factors for coronary heart disease and being
overweight also contributes significantly to this problem. High blood
cholesterol occurs when there is to much cholesterol in your blood.
Your cholesterol level is determined partly by your genetic makeup
and the saturated fat and cholesterol in the foods you eat. Even if
you did not eat any cholesterol, your body would manufacture enough
for its needs.
How
High Does Your Cholesterol Level
Have To Be To Affect Your Health?
The
risk of developing coronary heart disease increases as your blood
cholesterol rises. This is why it is so important that you have your
cholesterol level measured. Currently, more than half of all adult
Americans have cholesterol levels of 200 mg/dl or greater, which places
them at an increasing risk for coronary heart disease. A very large
percentage of the adult population 20 years of age or older has blood
cholesterol levels that are considered high, that is, 240 mg/dl or
greater. A blood cholesterol level of 240 mg/dl or greater
is considered high. But any level above 200 mg/dl, even in the "borderline-high"
category increases your risk for heart disease. If your blood cholesterol
is 240 mg/dl or greater, you have more than twice the risk of someone
whose cholesterol is 200 mg/dl.
How
Does High Cholesterol
Lead To Coronary Heart Disease?
Most
coronary heart disease is caused by atherosclerosis, which occurs
when cholesterol, fat, and other substances build up in the walls
of the arteries that supply blood to the heart. These deposits narrow
the arteries and can slow or block the flow of blood. Among many things,
blood carries a constant supply of oxygen to the heart. Without oxygen,
heart muscles weaken, resulting in chest pain (angina), a heart attack
(myocardial infarction), or even death. Atherosclerosis is a slow
progressive disease that may start very early in life yet may not
produce symptoms for many years.
What
Will Lowering Your
High Blood Cholesterol Do?
Lowering
your high blood cholesterol level will slow fatty build up in the
walls of the arteries and reduce your risk of a heart attack and death
caused by heart attack. In fact, some studies have shown that in adults
with high cholesterol levels, for each one percent reduction in total
cholesterol levels, there is a two percent reduction in the number
of heart attacks. In other words, if you reduce your cholesterol level
15 percent, your risk of coronary heart disease could drop by 30 percent.
Related
Products:
Entrox
Recommended
Usage
One tablet 30 minutes before meals or snacks
Two tablets 30 minutes prior to especially heavy meals
