Can High Cholesterol Cause Knee Pain | Dr. Chirag Patel

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Does High Cholesterol Levels Impact Knee Health?

• High Cholesterol over the years has amassed a
  notorious reputation among the health community
  along with sugar and fat.
• We often see lower cholesterol food being
  prescribed for elder adults.
• Joint specialists particularly knee specialists
  also prescribe a low-cholesterol diet to reduce
  the risk of arthritis.
• Is high cholesterol that detrimental to human
  health?
• Will food with lower cholesterol help improve
  knee health?
• We asked these questions to a renowned famous
  orthopaedic doctor in Mumbai Dr Chirag Patel.

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Does High Cholesterol Levels Impact Knee Health?

• And with these inputs, we have gathered complete
  information you need to know about cholesterol
  the reason for its bad reputation, its effects on
  knee health and ways to lower the cholesterol
  levels for improved knee health.
• Read on to know

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Does High Cholesterol Levels Impact Knee Health?

• What is Cholesterol?
• Cholesterol is a waxy substance that is present
  in the foods we eat.
• This waxy substance does play an important role
  in making vitamins, and hormones and building
  cells.
• Our liver makes some portion of the cholesterol
  and the remaining is received through our daily
  foods.
• Our body needs only a limited amount of
  cholesterol and when the total cholesterol
  exceeds this volume it tends to create problems
  with our regular functioning.

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Does High Cholesterol Levels Impact Knee Health?

• Why High Cholesterol is Bad for Health?
• Cholesterol circulates in the body along with the
  blood. When the cholesterol level increases
  beyond what is necessary it tends to interfere
  with the regular functioning of the vital organs
• Cholesterol can join with other substances
  circulating in the blood to form thick deposits
  inside the blood vessels (arteries).These
  deposits eventually narrow the arteries resulting
  in blockages that can damage the heart muscle or
  even cause a heart attack.

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Does High Cholesterol Levels Impact Knee Health?
2. The same can happen to the arteries that feed
blood to the brain and cause problems to the
brains health too. High cholesterol levels are
also responsible for causing different types of
medical conditions based on which organs blood
vessels are clogged. Coronary artery diseases,
peripheral artery diseases, chronic kidney
diseases, thyroid, diabetes, lupus, PCOS are
some of the diseases caused by high cholesterol
levels in the blood.
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Does High Cholesterol Levels Impact Knee Health?

• High Cholesterol Knee Health
• High cholesterols levels in the blood, due to
  their propensity to clog the blood vessels, tend
  to significantly increase the risk of a variety
  of medical conditions as stated above.
• According to research conducted by orthopaedic
  specialists, high cholesterol levels are also
  found to accelerate the onset of knee
  osteoarthritis by causing tendon complications.
• High cholesterol levels in the blood tend to
  increase the induced inflammation, joint pain and
  risk of tendon injuries in elder adults
  triggering osteoarthritis.
• This is the reason most orthopaedic specialists
  suggest a low-cholesterol diet to mitigate these
  symptoms says leading joint specialist and
  orthopaedic doctor in Mumbai Dr Chirag Patel.

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Does High Cholesterol Levels Impact Knee Health?

• How to Lower Cholesterol Quickly?
• Fixing your diet is the best way to lower the
  cholesterol levels in the body.
• Swap foods with high saturated fats with
  low-cholesterol foods and sticking to this diet
  for a long time can help lower those cholesterol
  levels.
• List of foods that lower cholesterol include
  oats and barley, nuts, soya foods, fruits,
  vegetables and foods rich in unsaturated fats.
• However, it must be taken into account that quick
  results are not to be expected and it takes a
  consistently healthy diet to reduce cholesterol
  levels.

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Does High Cholesterol Levels Impact Knee Health?

• In a few cases, an individual may have other
  medical conditions and this will need a
  consultation from an orthopaedic specialist.
• A joint or orthopaedic specialist can monitor
  the current health condition and prescribe the
  right plan to lower the cholesterol levels and
  improve joint health.
• If you are looking for tips to reduce your
  cholesterol levels and improve your knee and
  joint health, Dr Chirag Patel is the best
  orthopaedic specialist with an excellent track
  record in mitigating the impact of osteoarthritis
  with the right dietary changes.
• You can contact Dr Chirag Patel at his Joints
  and Sports Clinic in Mumbai

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