WHAT IS CHOLESTEROL?
Cholesterol is found in every cell of the body and has important natural functions. It is manufactured by the body but can also be taken in from food. It is waxy and fat-like in appearance.
Cholesterol is oil-based and so does not mix with the blood, which is water-based. It is therefore carried around the body in the blood by lipoproteins.
Cholesterol has four main functions, without which we could not live.
Contributes to the structure of cell walls
Makes up digestive bile acids in the intestine
Allows the body to produce vitamin D
Enables the body to make certain hormones.
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HIGH CHOLESTEROL LINKED TO INFERTILITY -
Prospective parents with high cholesterol levels could be in for a long wait to become pregnant, a new study published.
CHOLESTEROL DIET
The HEART UK, has identified "six super foods" that actively lower cholesterol levels:
• Soya foods (15g a day) - soya milk, soya desserts, soya meat alternatives, soya nuts, edamame beans and tofu
• Nuts - a handful a day
• Oats and barley - providing the soluble fiber beta glucan
• Plant sterols/stanols - found in a wide range of foods
• Fruits and vegetables
• Foods rich in unsaturated fats - for example, canola and vegetable oils.
THE HEART UK also lists foods that are bad for cholesterol levels:
• Butter
• Ghee
• Hard margarines
• Lard
• Fatty and processed meat
• Dairy fats.
WHAT CAUSES HIGH CHOLESTEROL?
High cholesterol is a major risk factor for coronary heart disease, a cause of heart attacks, and reducing blood lipid levels lowers the cardiovascular risk.
Two types of causes lead to high cholesterol levels: Modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors. The major risk factors are highly modifiable. Something can be done about them. They are:
Diet
Exercise and weight.
Limiting intake of fat in the diet helps manage cholesterol levels, limiting foods, in particular, that contain: Meat, cheese and egg yolks are sources of cholesterol.
Cholesterol (from animal foods, such as egg yolks, meat and cheese) Saturated fat (found in some meats, dairy products, chocolate, baked goods, and deep-fried and processed foods)
Trans-fat (found in some fried and processed foods).
Being overweight or obese can lead to higher blood LDL levels so exercise can help manage this risk factor.
The primary causes of high cholesterol are genetic.
Abnormal cholesterol levels may also be secondary to the following:
*Diabetes
*Liver or kidney disease
*Polycystic ovary syndrome
*Pregnancy and other conditions that increase levels of female hormones.
*Under-active thyroid gland.

FAST FACTS ON CHOLESTEROL
• Cholesterol is an essential substance that is produced by the body but is also available from foods.
• The greatest risk factors for high cholesterol are modifiable lifestyle choices - diet and exercise.
• Having high cholesterol does not produce any symptoms.
• Cholesterol levels should be blood-tested once every five years.
• First-line ways to reduce cholesterol involve lifestyle changes.
• If lifestyle changes are unsuccessful or cholesterol levels are very high, lipid-lowering drugs such as statins may be prescribed.
• High cholesterol levels are an important contributor in the calculation of an individual's risk of having a heart attack within the next ten years.

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