Category: Cholesterol Levels


Most people realize that cholesterol accumulation in the arteries is a bad thing and that preventing plaque buildup from occurring in the first place means an overall improvement in your health. In fact cholesterol buildup is actually associated with many of the leading causes of death, most notably heart disease and stroke.
So if we [...]



Cholesterol tends to be a much misunderstood substance. It has acquired something of a bad name because it is associated with unpleasant syndromes such as for example formation of blood clots in the bloodstream. The term high cholesterol is thus widely considered to be a bad thing, which in fact it is, but [...]



Cholesterol is often painted as the villain of the piece where general health is concerned, but in fact this soft, waxy substance is a vital body fat (the generic medical term is “lipid”) that is crucial to the functioning of your body’s cells as a source of energy and is transported around your body in [...]



So you’ve tested your cholesterol levels but what exactly do those numbers mean and what are HDL and LDL cholesterol and why is the ratio between them important?
First things first. High cholesterol (or hypercholesterolemia to use its medical name) is usually considered to mean high levels of LDL cholesterol in the blood.
Cholesterol is a [...]



So why does it actually matter whether or not you know what your cholesterol levels are? The simple and straightforward answer is that blood cholesterol levels can determine both how long and how well you will live. In other words, it can be a key determinator for quantity as well as quality of life.
The problem [...]