Cholesterol and Heart Disease - Stratford, Connecticut



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Cholesterol and Heart Disease

According to CDC, having high cholesterol puts you at risk for heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in the United States. Approximately one in every six adults, which is 16.3% of the U.S. adult population has high cholesterol. The level defined as high total cholesterol is 240 mg/dL and above. However, People with high cholesterol have approximately twice the risk for heart disease as people with lower levels.

Lowering your cholesterol can reduce your risk for having a heart attack. Even if you do not have heart disease, you can reduce your risk of developing it by lowering your cholesterol. This is true even if you have normal cholesterol levels.

There are steps you can take to prevent high cholesterol or to reduce your levels. These actions includes:

• exercising

• eating a healthy diet

• not smoking.

High cholesterol does not have symptoms. As a result, many people do not know that their cholesterol is too high. Doctors can do a simple blood test to check your levels. The National Cholesterol Education Program[pic] recommends that adults get their cholesterol checked every five years.

The above information was taken from the following websites:

American Heart Association[pic]

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention



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