Wednesday, February 24, 2010

LDL - Not the Only Bad Cholesterol

By Christian Goodman

LDL is considered to be a bad cholesterol. It is the bad sticky component in cholesterol, which creates several medical conditions based on high cholesterol.

Based on a latest study conducted in New England a latest substance has been found in cholesterol. This cholesterol also produces dangerous effects on the body. The name of this substance is Lipoprotein (LP)

A very important role is played by Lipoprotein in creating diseases related to heart. LDL is mostly based on lifestyle and what we eat, but LP is heredity. This confirms that the amount of LP in the body cannot be altered by what we eat.

The risk for an individual to get heart disease is valued based on the LP levels these days. Infact this may be soon used in other fields too. Till now it has been confirmed in the researches that medications like Niacin and CETP inhibitors can considerably reduce LP levels.

While high levels of LP indicates a higher risk of possible heart disease, the negative effects that LDL has on heart health is still far more pronounced than those caused by lipoproteins. As mentioned by lead researcher Martin Farrall, "The increase in risk to people from high LP levels is significantly less severe than the risk from high LDL cholesterol levels". He also mentioned that "one in every six individuals carries one or more of the genes for LP".

By changing your lifestyle, you can achieve a lot in increasing your HDL and reducing your LDL cholesterol. Thinking that there is no way to lower the risk of getting a cardiovascular disease is totally false.

Following steps will make your heart healthy.

- It is recommended by American Heart Association to take about 2 to 4 grams on a daily basis. aking more omega-3 in the form of fish oil will raise your HDL level.

- Increase the use of avocados, nuts and olive oil as these herbs contain natural steroids namely phytosterols. This will actually regulate cholesterol.

- Research says by reducing few calories in the form of trans fat, will actually reduce the chance of getting cardiovascular disease by half. Avoid trans fat from your diet.

- Research has confirmed that having 100 grams of oats will lower the LDL levels by 14 percentage. Increase the intake of oats, brown rice and beans.

In addition to the above mentioned facts, some sunshine for vitamin D, fruits that are blue, purple and red and regular exercise also known help in managing cholesterol levels.

Our cholesterol guide can help you to know better about the ways to manage your cholesterol levels.

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