Where does the bad cholesterol

A lot of people sitting on beskholesterinovyh diets, "clean" vessels, but only the number of patients is growing, and atherosclerosis only younger ...

Doctors believe that the formation of cholesterol plaque is influenced by several conditions. It:

- Damage to the vascular wall, namely - the integrity of the inner shell.

- Violation of the lipid, ie fat metabolism. This leads to an increase in the blood low-density lipoprotein, or "bad" cholesterol that "clogging" vessels. When blood becomes too much, it is deposited in the damaged vessel wall. Over time, the vessel lumen narrows, disturbed blood flow, increasing the risk of blood clots.

- There have been recent studies that in the regulation of lipid metabolism is very important amino acid homocysteine. When blood becomes too much, it starts to have a damaging effect on the blood vessels. To normalize the production of homocysteine ​​help vitamins - folic acid, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12.

10 risk factors

1. Genetic predisposition. It is known that susceptibility to atherosclerosis is inherited, and both the male and the female line.

2.   Age older than 45 years.

3. Sex - more atherosclerosis occurs earlier in men (aged 50-60 years, then the difference is erased).

4. Smoking. Among smokers cores mortality is 15 times higher than among non-smokers.

5. Incorrect, poor diet - too high-calorie high in animal fat, cholesterol.

6.   Excess weight, which in many cases involves a violation of lipid metabolism, that sooner or later leads to the deposition of "bad" cholesterol.

7 . Passive lifestyle.

8. Stress, psycho-emotional voltage, which is known to weaken the heart and cause vasospasm.

9.   Excessive alcohol consumption increases the load on vessels violate the conductivity of the myocardium.

10.   Chronic diseases, which accelerate the development of atherosclerosis (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism - reduced function of the thyroid gland, gout).

BTW

Normal cholesterol levels

General - 5 mmol / l (200 mg / dl).

LDL (low density lipoproteins - "bad" cholesterol) - 3, 5 mmol / l (130 mg / dl).

HDL (high density lipoproteins - "good" cholesterol) - 1 mmol / l (39mg / dl).

Source

Treatment and prevention

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