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Like elsewhere in the world, cardiovascular diseases stand among the most significant health problems of our country. Coronary heart diseases rank first among the causes of death in adult population. The risk increases as of age 35 and threatens men with a higher rate. Cardiac patients can make a positive contribution to their health by redesigning their diet and eating habits.<\/div>\n
\nFlowing freely through the veins\/arteries, the blood conveys food and oxygen to the organs and tissues. When the inner part of artery\/vein has a healthy structure, it is muscular and smooth. It is flexible enough to endure changes -especially increases- in the blood pressure and other conditions.<\/div>\n
\nThe veins get worn and damaged due to various reasons: high cholesterol, smoking, high blood pressure, eating habits, genetic factors, lifestyle and other environmental effects. In the damaged part, a layer -called plaque- is generated due to the accumulation of cholesterol, fat, calcium, macrophages and dead blood cells. These plaques diminish the flexibility of the vein, narrowing the path for the blood and eventually blocking the flow. A clot particle may sometimes split from the artery wall, making its way towards an artery connected to the heart or to a smaller vein and block it. This leads to a chest pain, due to the lack of sufficient oxygen transfer to the heart muscle, which may result a heart attack.<\/div>\n
\nThe occlusion due to the hardening of the arteries over time is called atherosclerosis. The rise in the serum cholesterol level causes atherosclerosis, which is a silent disease.<\/div>\n
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WHAT IS CHOLESTEROL?<\/h3>\n
Cholesterol is a fat-like substance that it needed in small amounts for certain functions of the body. A smaller portion of the cholesterol in the body is taken in through nutrition while it is predominantly produced in the liver. Maintaining a normal cholesterol level within the blood is necessary for the functioning of the body.<\/div>\n
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WHY IS CHOLESTEROL IMPORTANT?<\/h3>\n
High level of cholesterol in the blood increases the cardiovascular disease risk. The higher the cholesterol level, the higher the risk of cardiac problems.<\/div>\n
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WHAT ARE THE \u201cGOOD CHOLESTEROL\u201d (HDL) & \u201cBAD CHOLESTEROL\u201d (LDL)?<\/h3>\n
The cholesterol produced in the liver is carried to the cells and back to liver. This transfer is made by two types of lipoproteins, namely HDL, also known as the good cholesterol and LDL, the bad cholesterol.<\/div>\n
LDL, almost 50% of which is cholesterol, carries the cholesterol from the liver to the other cells. When LDL cholesterol is high within the blood, it adheres to the inner walls of the arteries, generating plaques. With the addition of substances other than cholesterol, these plaques grow, making up clots that block the flow. This disease, very common in our age, is called atherosclerosis. The blockage in the cardiac arteries cause heart attack, whereas the blockage of the cranial arteries result in stroke.<\/div>\n
HDL, on the other hand, consists of less cholesterol and carries cholesterol from to blood back to liver. Researches show that people with high HDL are less likely to have heart diseases. Smoking and being overweight decrease the good cholesterol, while exercising regularly increases it.<\/div>\n
HDL, the good cholesterols, hinders the accumulation of cholesterol in the arteries.<\/div>\n

WHAT ARE TRIGLYCERIDES?<\/h3>\n
Triglyceride is the lipid form as found in nature. Just like cholesterol, it is both produced in the body and taken through nutrition. Since the correlation between the cholesterol level in the blood and cardiac diseases is more evident, triglyceride is targeted as the second enemy. However, high triglyceride level in blood is more likely to cause cardias diseases.<\/div>\n

WHAT IS THE NORMAL CHOLESTEROL LEVEL?<\/h3>\n
Total Cholesterol LDL HDL Triglyceride
\nNormal < 200 mg\/dl <130 mg\/dl >40 mg\/dl <150 mg\/dl
\nUpper limit 200-240 mg\/dl 130-159 mg\/dl 150-199 mg\/dl
\nHigh >240 mg\/dl >160 mg\/dl >60 mg\/dl 200-499 mg\/dl<\/div>\n
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CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES RISK FACTORS<\/h3>\n