Lower Cholesterol
Lowering cholesterol is the fundamental imperative for those with blood cholesterol values higher than normal, especially in a context of cardiovascular risk (such as, for example, diabetes ).
Readers are reminded that the desirable blood cholesterol value should not exceed 200 mg/dl .
How to Lower Cholesterol
Strategies for Lowering Cholesterol
The first and fundamental corrective approach to lower cholesterol is the dietary one which must indispensably be associated with physical regularity and the abandonment of dangerous vices and incorrect behaviour, such as smoking .
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In fact, by combining a healthy and balanced diet with regular physical activity , important results can be achieved in terms of lowering cholesterol. In particular:
- Reductionof total cholesterolemia ;
- Reductionof the so-called bad cholesterol ( LDL cholesterol );
- Increased good cholesterol( HDL cholesterol).
All this leads, consequently, to a reduction in cardiovascular risk.
The above healthy lifestyle (balanced diet + exercise ) represents in a certain sense the first line treatment for lowering cholesterol. If this treatment is not effective or is not sufficient to bring blood cholesterol levels back to desirable values, the doctor treating the patient may deem it necessary to resort to the use of specific drugs to lower cholesterol .
Between the adoption of a correct lifestyle and pharmacological treatment, however, there is the great world of food supplements . Some of these products have a mechanism of action and effectiveness similar to that of real drugs for high cholesterol .
Diet
Diet to lower cholesterol
When we talk about a diet to lower cholesterol we mean to refer to a particular dietary regime whose aim is, precisely, to normalize cholesterol values when excessively high or in any case above the values considered normal.
We would like to point out, however, that nutrition is able to influence blood cholesterol values only in a small percentage (10-20%), as our body has an effective mechanism of hepatic synthesis thanks to which it is possible to meet the needs metabolic processes of the body without excessively depending on the quantities introduced with the diet. Let us remember, in fact, that if on the one hand it is true that high levels of cholesterol are dangerous for health, on the other hand cholesterol is a precious molecule that performs important functions in the body.
For more detailed information regarding the diet to lower cholesterol, we recommend reading the specific articles:
- Diet and Cholesterol
- Example Diet to Lower Cholesterol
Further useful information on the relationship between nutrition and cholesterol can be found in the following articles:
- The 5 Best Foods That Lower Cholesterol
- Cholesterol content of foods
- Fish and Health: which fish do you prefer?
- Soluble or insoluble fiber?
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