High blood Cholesterol
What is Cholesterol?
Information on cholesterol sources
Cholesterol function role
- Cholesterol build and maintenances of cell membranes.
- Cholesterol regulates membrane fluidity over different physiological temperatures.
- Cholesterol does intracellular transportation, cell signals and nerve conductions.
- Liver uses cholesterol to produce bile and stored in the gallbladder. Bile supports digestion by dissolving fats in the digestive tract and aid in the intestinal absorption of fat.
- Liver uses cholesterol to produce fat soluble vitamins; A, D, E and K.
- Cholesterol is used in the synthesis of the steroid hormones; the adrenal gland hormones cortisol and aldosterone, the sex hormones progesterone, estrogens, and testosterone.
- Some research indicates, cholesterol may have some antioxidant property.
High cholesterol
High level of cholesterol in the blood is called high blood cholesterol. High blood cholesterol is not a disease, but a metabolic disorder which can lead to many diseases, most notably heart diseases. High blood cholesterol on its own does not cause symptoms or symptoms that are difficult to diagnose as high cholesterol. So many people with high cholesterols are not known that they have high level of cholesterol in their blood.
High levels of cholesterol in the blood is due to abnormalities in the lipoproteins, which carry cholesterol in the bloodstream. High cholesterol is common among men younger than 55 years and women older than 55 years.
High cholesterol is also called as high blood cholesterol, hyperlipidemia and hypercholesterolemia. High cholesterol is also spelled differently as high cholesterol, high cholesterol, high cholestorol, and high cholesterol.
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