Cholesterol
Blood cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance made by your liver. Blood cholesterol is essential for good health. Your body needs it to perform important jobs, such as making hormones and digesting fatty foods. Your body makes all the blood cholesterol it needs, which is why experts recommend that people eat as little dietary cholesterol as possible while on a healthy eating plan.
What do Blood Cholesterol numbers mean?
Cholesterol is measured in milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL). When you go to a health care professional to get your cholesterol checked, this test (also called a lipid panel or lipid profile) will usually check the levels of cholesterol and triglycerides in your body.
Low-density Lipoprotein (LDL) or “bad” cholesterol. Having high levels of LDL cholesterol can lead to plaque buildup in your arteries and result in heart disease or stroke.
High-density Lipoprotein (HDL) or “good” cholesterol. HDL is known as “good” cholesterol because high levels of it can lower your risk of heart disease and stroke.
Triglycerides, a type of fat in your blood that your body uses for energy. The combination of high levels of triglycerides with low HDL cholesterol or high LDL cholesterol levels can increase your risk for heart attack and stroke.
Total cholesterol, the total amount of cholesterol in your blood based on your HDL, LDL, and triglycerides numbers.
What is high cholesterol?
If you are an adult or child, high cholesterol is having a total cholesterol above 200 mg/dL.1 This condition is also called hyperlipidemia.
Work with your health care team to prevent and manage high cholesterol by working toward optimal cholesterol levels.
| Optimal Cholesterol Levels | |
|---|---|
| Total Cholesterol | About 150 mg/dL |
| LDL ("bad") Cholesterol | About 100 mg/dL |
| HDL ("good") Cholesterol | At least 40 mg/dL in men and 50 mg/dL in women |
| Triglycerides | Less than 150 mg/dL |
How does Healthie4U manage Cholesterol?
Our expert dietician puts efforts into offering you a customized diet chart & Workout plans for cholesterol to help prevent the rise in LDL and triglycerides. Our health experts help you follow a healthy diet, lifestyle modifications, and proper feasible exercise that not just regulate your cholesterol levels but also rectify your internal imbalances and underlying conditions and enhance your health in general.