Question 1

what is the symptoms that we have bad  cholesterol?

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Bad cholestrol: None in most cases till we get heart disease or stroke.
There is an inherited hypercholesterolemia with very high cholesterol at 40-500 range with "yellow  bums" called xanthoma, on eyelids.

Question 2

what is good cholesterol & what is bad cholesterol?

Accepted Answer

Cholesterol: Cholesterol has multiple components. The high density component is called 'good' and the low density component is called 'bad'. This is because high levels of HDL are somewhat associated with less vascular disease and high levels of LDL are associated with worse vascular disease.

Question 3

i have high levels of bad cholesterol. should i be worried?

Accepted Answer

I don't know: I don't know what your cholesterol levels are -so i can't tell you if you should worry. Please discuss this with the physician who ordered the levels. He or she can tell you how serious it is and how to improve it.

Question 4

what to do if i have high bad cholesterol, heredatry unfortunately.?

Accepted Answer

Treat it: If you are truly worried about cholesterol you need to follow your MD advise re: diet and medications. Just as important is to lose weight and DAILY exercises (45 to 60 min) to improve your Good cholesterol (HDL) that protects against the bad (LDL).  You also need to control any other risk factors if you have them (HBP, diabetes, smoking, etc)

Question 5

could you tell me what happens to person whose bad cholesterol is 248?

Accepted Answer

Risk of heart attack: A bad (ldl) cholesterol of 248 is too high. It is probably genetic in origin. It can lead to early atherosclerosis (blocked arteries) and to heart attack, angina, stroke or peripheral arterial disease. The risk of these would be increased if there was also smoking, high blood pressure, low good (HDL) cholesterol, diabetes or a family history. Treatment is easy, safe and effective with statin drugs.

Question 6

is ldl the bad cholesterol?

Accepted Answer

No! Not Cholesterol!: LDL: an acronym for Low Density Lipoprotein.  Lipoprotein(s); complex particles which typically transport 3,000 to 6,000 fat molecules/particle in water outside cells, around the body. The protein shell is composed of a key organizing protein called apo-b plus ~80 to 100 additional helper proteins. These proteins are built by liver, intestinal cells, secrected into water outside cells &amp; organize

Question 7

are eggs bad for bad cholesterol ?

Accepted Answer

Eggs and Cholesterol: Nope.  The liver sees your food that you eat as proteins, carbohydrates and fats. Everything that is absorbed from your stomach and intestines are dissolved and broken  into these main components.

If your diet is low in fat and sugars then you are doing the right thing for natural approaches to lowering your cholesterol risk.

Question 8

can walking lower bad cholesterol?

Accepted Answer

To a point: The human body is designed./evolved to be 90 + % vegan vegetarian (anything once in a while), with low % body fat, exercising a great deal till you can see where the muscles meet the muscles on the abdomen. These are the best ways to lower cholesterol naturally. Meds can also help but should be second choice.

Question 9

does squid have good or bad cholesterol?

Accepted Answer

Cholesterol: Cholesterol is cholesterol. The "good" and "bad" cholesterol, i.e. Hdl and ldl, although referred to as cholesterol are actually lipoproteins (combination of lipid and protein) which contain fat and cholesterol for transportation of within the body.

Question 10

could lifting weights lower bad cholesterol?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Exercise is helpfull to lower cholesterol and keep your weight under control. Aerobic exercise is better than weight lifting. I.

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