CHOLESTEROL

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CHOLESTEROL

• FACTS YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE OF

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WHAT IS CHOLESTEROL?

• CHOLESTEROL IS A WAXY FAT THAT IS PRESENT IN ALL
  HUMAN BEINGS. IT IS CARRIED THROUGH THE
  BLOODSTREAM BY PROTEINS (APOLIPOPROTEINS).
• THERE ARE TWO SOURCES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO
  CHOLESTEROL.
• THE FIRST ONE IS THE LIVER IT PRODUCES 80 OF
  CHOLESTEROL.
• THE SECOND FACTOR THAT CONTRIBUTES TO CHOLESTEROL
  IS PEOPLE CONSUMING ANIMAL PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN
  CHOLESTEROL.

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THE FOUR TYPES OF LIPOPROTEINS THAT CARRY
CHOLESTEROL THROUGH THE BLOODSTREAM

• HIGH-DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS (HDL)
• LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS (LDL)
• VERY LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS (VLDL)
• CHYLOMICRONS

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BAD CHOLESTEROL

• LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS AND VERY LOW-DENSITY
  LIPOPROTEINS ARE BAD CHOLESTEROLS BECAUSE THEY
  ARE THE CHOLESTEROLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
  HARDENING OF THE ARTERIES. (ATHEROSCLEROSIS)

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GOOD CHOLESTEROL

• HIGH-DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS ARE CONSIDERED GOOD
  CHOLESTEROL BECAUSE HIGH LEVELS OF HDLS HAVE
  BEEN SHOWN TO REDUCE THE RISKS OF SOME HARMFUL
  EFFECTS OF LDLS.

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CHYLOMICRONS

• CHYLOMICRONS WERE NOT CLASSIFIED AS GOOD OR BAD
  BECAUSE THEY CARRY SUCH A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF
  CHOLESTEROL. THEY ARE MOSTLY RICH IN ANOTHER TYPE
  OF FAT (LIPID) CALLED TRIGLYCERIDES.

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CHOLESTEROL LEVELSMEASURED IN MILLIGRAMS PER
DECILITER

• HIGH-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN LEVELS SHOULD BE 40 OR
  ABOVE. FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN 45 OR ABOVE IS
  RECOMMENDED.