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The elevated cholesterol level risks of being obese
Posted on March 17, 2010 by Dr.Edison in Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, Health and FitnessMany people know that becoming overweight can be dangerous. Most of us have been given facts on how being overweight can badly harm our bodies. Much of the info concerning overweight and poor health traditionally revolves about the risk to internal organs. And when we consider internal bodily functions, one of the major risks in being heavy is the development of high cholesterol.
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Cholesterol is a major part of adipose in the blood. It is carried by proteins, a kind of which is referred to as low-density lipoproteins (LDL). Low-density lipoproteins are commonly known as bad cholesterol due to its correlation with blood vessel disorders. The more bad cholesterol you have in your blood, the more you at risk of getting cardiovascular diseases, such as cardiac illnesses and cerebrovascular accident.
You may have gotten bad cholesterol from your parents; however, eating the wrong kinds of food is the more probable cause for getting the disorder. People who eat foods heavy in saturated fats in particular are more inclined to have higher LDL levels than people who consume only moderate or small amounts of saturated fats. Despite the fact that having excess weight does not automatically mean you get it from fatty foods, after a while continuous consumption of these foods will result to weight gain. And whether diet is the main culprit or not, people who are overweight generally have higher levels of LDL than non-overweight people.Overweight people often don’t have enough HDL (high-density lipoprotein), or what is referred to as good cholesterol and their triglycerides are often too high. They may also have an abundance of bad cholesterol. In addition, being overweight raises the chances of getting hypertension and diabetes, which are both linked with cardiac problems.
Those who are overweight are recommended to receive cholesterol screening, which includes following dietary guidelines, increasing physical activity and the use of cholesterol busting medication.
Losing weight if you are overweight can help lower LDL and is especially important for those with a cluster of risk factors that includes high triglyceride and/or low HDL levels, and being overweight with a large waist measurement (more than 40 inches for men and more than 35 inches for women).
Pursue weight loss if necessary. Lost weight of even 5 to 10 pounds can decrease cholesterol and triglycerides. Weight loss can prevent hypertension as well.
Regular physical activity is recommended for everyone. It can increase good cholesterol, decrease bad cholesterol, and is particularly vital to people who have elevated triglyceride levels and depleted good cholesterol levels.
Body weight is decided by a combination of factors as well, which include your diet and your way of life. Being too fat might possibly contribute to heart and circulatory problems when your body mass index is more than what is normal; 32% for females and 25% for males.
Gaining weight due to bulkier muscles brought about by weightlifting and eating plenty of protein foods does not necessarily lead to cholesterol issues, always provided that these are lean proteins.
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