Hi Today I am going to teach you about cholesterol' FACT: Did you know that 60% of American have lot

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Cholesterol

• Hi! Today I am going to teach you about
  cholesterol. FACT Did you know that 60 of
  American have lots of cholesterol? If you have a
  lot of what the pictures on the right show, then
  that means that you have a lot of cholesterol.

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• Some people say, What is cholesterol? The
  answer is Cholesterol is a soft, waxy substance
  found among the lipids (fats) in the bloodstream
  and in all of your body's cells. It helps the
  body to carry fat and consequently to store
  energy and carry vitamins.

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Cholesterol

• There are two (2) types of cholesterol. There are
  LDL cholesterol and HDL cholesterol.
• LDL ( low density lipoprotein) cholesterol is
  called bad cholesterol and is best if 100 or
  lower.
• HDL (high density lipoprotein) cholesterol is
  when you have higher than 40. It is often called
  good cholesterol. Total cholesterol should be
  lower than 200.

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Cholesterol

• What can happen when you have lots of
  cholesterol.
• Heart attack
• Strokes
• Obesity
• And death
• Cholesterol can be very dangerous.

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C H O L E S T E R O L
holesterol

• How do you lower cholesterol? A good way to lower
  cholesterol is to eat foods with less fat
  especially saturated fats and sodium. Eat a lot
  of fibers and foods that have less calories.
  Limit foods, such as egg yolks, whole milk and
  organ meats (liver, for example), and processed
  foods.

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That's it!!!!!!!
By Manolis Macropulos