Dr Ranjit Jagtap Daughter - High cholesterol affect heart health?

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Dr Ranjit Jagtap Daughter

• Dr. Ranjit Jagtap Daughter, Aditi Jagtap also
  contributes in serving humanity by involving in
  volunteering at Ram mangal heart foundation.

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How does high cholesterol affect heart health?

• High cholesterol is one of the major factors of
  increasing the risk of heart disease. Cholesterol
  is a waxy substance that helps body to make
  cells, hormones and vitamin D. it is produced
  naturally inside the liver.
• Every cell of your body uses cholesterol so it
  should be in healthy state. More amount of
  cholesterol leads to heart diseases like heart
  stroke and heart attack. High cholesterol also
  increases the risks of other factors like
  narrowing or blocking of blood vessels.
• Dr. Ranjit Jagtap is a well known cardiothoracic
  surgeon in Pune who is actively involved in
  minimizing the risk of heart issues and provides
  the world class heart surgeries with excellent
  results. Dr. Ranjit Jagtap Daughter, Aditi Jagtap
  also contributes in serving humanity by involving
  in volunteering at Ram mangal heart foundation.

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Causes of high cholesterol

• Cholesterol is present in the blood and carried
  to all parts of the body. The combination of
  protein and cholesterol is called lipoprotein.
  There are two forms of cholesterol
• Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) LDL is a bad type
  of cholesterol present in the blood. LDL is the
  main source of clogging arteries with developing
  plaque on the walls. It makes arteries hard and
  narrow and prevents the flow of blood.
• High-density lipoprotein (HDL) HDL is a good
  type of cholesterol which helps in picking up of
  excess amount of cholesterol from your blood and
  takes it back to the liver.

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Symptoms of high cholesterol

• High cholesterol has no symptoms in itself. It is
  very difficult to find out the level of
  cholesterol in your body. The only way to check
  your cholesterol level is through blood tests. It
  is essential to know your cholesterol numbers on
  regular basis. If cholesterol level is lowered it
  will eventually reduce the chance of getting a
  heart attack.

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Factors affecting cholesterol level

• Following are the factors that affect your
  cholesterol levels.
• Poor diet unhealthy cholesterol levels are
  raised by eating too much saturated fat and trans
  fat. Reduce the amount of saturated and trans fat
  in your diet to lower the cholesterol level.
  Fiber rich food and plant-derived foods can lower
  the amount of low-density lipoprotein level.
• Exercise Exercising regularly helps to lower LDL
  cholesterol and increase HDL cholesterol. Move
  your body at least for 20 minutes every day.
• Age Age is a major factor that affects
  cholesterol levels in your body. It is quite
  common in people of 40 or above years old. Liver
  becomes weak in collecting cholesterol with age.
  Women experience low cholesterol level before
  their menopause. But after this stage, LDL in
  women rises.
• Obesity Being overweight can also increase your
  cholesterol level. As obesity is a main reason of
  getting a heart disease. One should have body
  mass index lower than 30.
• Medical conditions severe medical condition can
  cause a elevation in cholesterol level.
  Conditions like liver, kidney and thyroid problem
  increase the levels of LDL in your blood.