What is cholesterol harmful?

If you hear the cholesterol, the first time what you think? Certainly is a negative and harmful substance to our bodies. That's right? Then is it true that cholesterol has a character that is not good for the health of our bodies? Well before you decided to have the effect of cholesterol is not good for the body, please read and understand about the cholesterol in the previous article here. So how so we can know and keep blood cholesterol levels? Currently there is only one way to find out your cholesterol and blood fat is by doing tests of blood drawn after fasting we do for one night, or approximately 10-12 hours.

After inspection we will know how much cholesterol in our bodies. The following are levels of cholesterol in the blood of normal:

• Total cholesterol <200>
• HDL cholesterol from 35 to 65 mg / dl
• Cholesterol LDL <150>
• Triglycerides <200>
• Ratio of total cholesterol: HDL cholesterol <5>

Oops result your cholesterol too high? Do not panic, continue reading. Now we need to know the factors leading to increased cholesterol in the blood. If we know the factors that cause high cholesterol in the blood so we can keep it to normal and balanced.

1. Genetic factors. The body produces too much cholesterol. As we know 80% of cholesterol in the blood produced by the body itself is in the heart. There are some people who produce more cholesterol than other people. This can be caused by hereditary factors. In these people, although only a few foods that contain cholesterol or saturated fat, but the body still produces more cholesterol.
2. Food factor. Of several factors of food, fat intake is very important to note. Fat is a food ingredient is very important, if we do not eat enough fat then our energy will be reduced, but if we eat too much fat can cause damage to blood vessels. As we all know fat in foods can come from animal meat, fat itself can be divided into 2, namely:
• Saturated fats come from meat, coconut oil.
• Unsaturated fats made up of: omega-3 fatty acids, omega 6 and omega 9 fatty acids.
  

From the latest research results show that:

• Fats derived from fish, called omega-3 may prevent the occurrence of sudden death caused by coronary heart disease.
• Omega-3 fatty acids can reduce levels of LDL cholesterol and raise HDL cholesterol levels and reduce the risk the occurrence of clots in blood vessels.
• Omega-6 fatty acids derived from vegetable allegedly also prevent coronary heart disease.
• Omega 9 fatty acids known as olive oil, also found in palm oil which has undergone a special process. Omega 9 fatty acids can cause elevated levels of HDL cholesterol.
• In most cases, cholesterol comes from the food you eat foods that contain saturated fats such as meat and coconut oil.
• Unsaturated fats found in vegetable oil when used for frying with high heat will be able to change their chemical structure so that it could result in the negative.

From the above explanation can hopefully help you and provide knowledge about cholesterol-forming factors. And can have a conclusion that not all cholesterol harmful to our bodies. So how to keep cholesterol levels in blood can you read my next article here.