having high rates of cholesterol means that ur diyng?
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Not really.  There are medications you can take for reducing your cholesterol.  Also watching the type of food you eat and getting more exercise can reduce high cholesterol levels.  There are plenty of web sites that will give you advice.\n\nHere is just one of them....\n\nhttp://heart.healthcentersonline.com/cholesterol/?WT.srch=1\n\nIf you do a Google search you will find plenty more.
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Recent studies have shown that reducing cholesterol to ultra-low levels with statin drugs can begin to reverse hardening of the arteries.\nOther than that, do not smoke, make sure your blood pressure is under control  and keep your cholesterol down via statins.\nIf diabetic, keep that under control also.
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I was told that my cholesterol level was good. It was 5.1 and I live in the UK.\n\nI don`t know if that helps.
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no its not true because cholesterol is needed to produce sex hormones
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cholesterol can be reduced greatly by exercise and more veggies.
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Avoid saturated fats, that's more important than avoiding cholesterol. Also diet and exercise. Replace butter with a heart healthy margarine and increase fiber intake.
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what for?  cholesterol control is necessary to lessen long-term risk of cardiovascular disease.  normalizing cholesterol from 236 in one month compared to 3 or 6 makes no significant difference, probably unless you are already a very high risk patient (recent heart attack or stroke) in which case you should be very aggressive in lipid control.
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Its the saturated fat that gets depodited in the arteries. We have two types of cholestrol - a good one and a bad one.\nNot all the cholesterol in your blood comes from the cholesterol you eat. In fact, your liver knows how to make cholesterol and does so depending on your body's need for cholesterol based substances like hormones and bile. Some researchers have proven that blood cholesterol is fueled more by liver produced cholesterol than cholesterol from food
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because they lower cholesterol levels
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False positive are common among HIV test and your body chemistry may bring up another false positve. \n\nI doubt you have anything to worry about but your stress is real, I freak out when the cholestarol levels are slighty high this is HIV/AIDS of course paranoia is required.
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Do you mean, cancer cells use nutrients at a high rate than normal cells do? ---
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HDL below 40 is considered a risk factor for heart disease.  The best way to increase it is through excercise. If that fails, there are drugs like Niacin.  But usually, excercise is enough in young people.  Good luck...
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High blood pressure at the top of the list. Perhaps high cholesterol, overweight. If you think there is a problem go to your doctor and he can refer you for a blood test.
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Very high. However you can reduce that risk with a sensible diet and keeping yourself at a healthy weight. Avoid smoking. And drink only moderate alcohol. All of those things will reduce your risk. Also you might want to have regualr tests with your doctor.
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Your doctors just telling you have high cholesterol, you need to cut out the hamburgers and the red meat, switch to eating some salads and some fish.  Also you might wanna have a few bowls of oatmeal during the week.  This really helps to lower your cholesterol.
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According to the National Institutes of Health's National\nCholesterol Education Program Study, total cholesterol\nshould be less than 200 mg/dl (fasting or nonfasting). But you should also pay attention to the cholesterol components\nLDL-cholesterol ("bad"cholesterol) and HDL-cholesterol ("good" cholesterol). Tne NCEP study shows the following:\n        LDL-Cholesterol\n             <100       optimal\n             100-129    near optimal/above optimal\n             130-159    borderline high\n             160-189    high\n             >190       very high\n        Total Cholesterol\n             <200       desirable\n             200-239    borderline high\n             >240       high\n        HDL-Cholesterol\n             <40        low\n             >60        high\nNote that a high HDL-cholesterol is desirable because this type of cholesterol prevents the formation of hardened\narteries, whereas LDL-cholesterol promotes the deposition of cholesterol plaques on the arteries and thus causing\natherosclerotic coronary (heart) vascular disease predisposing one to a heart attack.\nAnother fatty substance in the blood, the elevation of which predisposes one to heart disease are TRIGLYCERIDES.\nAgain according to the NCEP study:\n       Normal triglycerides           <150 mg/dl\n       Borderline-high triglycerides  150-199 mg/dl\n       High triglycerides             200-499 mg/dl\n       Very high triglycerides        >500 mg/dl\nIf you have risk factors such as cigarette smoking\nsymptoms of heart disease, high blood pressure,\ndiabetes and post-coronary artery bypass, you have to seriously consider lowering your total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and triglycerides by modifications in your lifetsyle, body weight, diet, exercise, and use of cholesterol-lowering drugs. If you do not have the above risk factors, it may still be prudent to maintain optimal levels of above substances since in the long run as one ages, one may acquire these risk factors. Consult your physician for cholesterol testing, drug intervention, and lifestyle changes.
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Cholesterol is actually produced by the liver and is a fat-like waxy substance.\n\nAlthough Cholesterol is often thought of as a "bad thing", and if too much is in the body it is, the truth is that cholesterol also has purposes important to your overall health and body function.\n\nEvery cell within the body is formed to varying degrees from cholesterol. When the cholesterol level becomes elevated, it can be dangerous, however, at the appropriate level, it plays a vital role in many functions of the body.\n\nCholesterol works to build and repair cells, produces hormones such as estrogen and testosterone, and produces bile acids proven to aid in the digestion of fat.\n\nIf you have too much cholesterol in your body, the levels build-up in the blood and cause clogging, which in turn raises the risk for heart disease and/or stroke.\n\nSome cholesterol is produced in your body while eating saturated foods made from animal-based foods such as dairy meat, eggs, which are essential components in the elevation of cholesterol. Foods such as fruits, vegetables, and grains do not contain cholesterol.\n\nMore than 50% of all adult Americans have levels of cholesterol that are too high. If you think about that, what that means is that the potential for having a heart attack and/or stroke is just teetering on the edge for millions of people.\n\nAs you will learn in this site, there are ways that cholesterol levels can be reduced. There is hope in that for every 1% you lower your cholesterol, your chance of having a heart attack and/or stroke is reduced by 2%. Not a bad ratio!\n\nThe best approach for managing your cholesterol level is to have it checked by your physician every three to five years. If you have elevated cholesterol, there are several ways you can lower your cholesterol before trying medication.\n\n\nSymptoms of high cholesterol usually are rare. High cholesterol levels are generally identified from a blood test. The symptoms seen are actually from the end-result of high cholesterol for health issues such as coronary disease, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease.\n\nLet us break each of these down to look at the symptoms in depth.\n\nCoronary Disease\n\nThe primary symptom associated with coronary heart disease is called Angina (chest pain). When a person experiences this, they describe a feeling of "pressure", "squeezing", or a general feeling of "someone sitting on their chest."\n\nThese symptoms can spread to the jaw, neck, or arm regions of the body and although the primary symptom is the feeling of pressure in the chest region, some individuals experience that feeling of pressure in other areas and not the chest.\n\nIn addition to the reported pressure, other symptoms can include nausea, shortness of breath, sweating, lightheadedness or dizziness, and heart palpitations.\n\nAngina can be directly correlated to coronary heart disease and should be taken seriously. However, there are other stressors such as over-exertion, high-level of emotion, or even after eating a huge meal to be considered. In these circumstances a short period of rest, five minutes or so, will reduce or eliminate the symptoms. Again, if you have any of these symptoms, it is better to be checked out by a physician than to assume everything is fine.\n\nStroke\n\nThere are four primary symptoms pertaining to a stroke although often times this is a sudden event with little or no warning.\n\nThe sudden onset of numbness or weakness of face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body \nConfusion, difficulty speaking or understanding \nSudden trouble with vision in one or both eyes \nDizziness, loss of balance, lack of coordination \nOther symptoms can include:\n\nNausea and/or vomiting \nFever \nFainting, convulsions, and even coma \nPeripheral Vascular Disease\n\nThis is a disease consisting of the blood vessels. Arteries that carry blood to your extremities become narrow or clogged. The outcome is that the bl