What Increases & Decreases Good & Bad Cholesterol?
An informative article discussing factors which play a significant role in increasing good cholesterol and lowering bad cholesterol.
Cholesterol
Factors leading to and Increase in Cholesterol
Poor eating habits
Diet that is high in saturated fat tends to elevate cholesterol. Saturated fats are found mostly in foods that come from animals. Saturated fat raises you LDL (bad) cholesterol level more that anything else in the diet. Eating too much saturated fat is the main reason for high levels of cholesterol and high rate of heart attacks.
Smoking
Cigarette smoking lowers HDL (good) cholesterol levels and is one of the six major risk factors of heart disease. It also increases the tendency for blood to clot. Once a person quits smoking, HDL cholesterol levels rises within weeks or months to levels that are equal to their nonsmoking peers.
Excess Weight
Excess weight tends to increase your LDL (bad) cholesterol level. If you are over weight and have high LDL-cholesterol level, losing weight may help you lower it.
Heredity
Heredity can make certain individuals more prone to high cholesterol. Genes play a role in influencing you LDL-cholesterol
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