high cholesterol... led by exercise
Family and Community Medicine Consultant Dr. Muhammad Bakr Saleh Qandeh explained: There are 7 important tips to avoid the problem of high cholesterol, which are: maintaining a healthy weight, practicing physical activity, following a healthy, low-calorie diet, avoiding sugary, refined and processed foods, limiting meat intake, especially Red and increase the servings of seafood
Quit smoking, consume healthy fats as an native to saturated fats.
He emphasized that: Cholesterol is a fatty substance that is naturally present in the human body, and cells need it in order to be healthy, but like any other substance, its percentage in the body may increase or decrease, causing imbalance and the appearance of harm and complications. There are two types of it, harmful and beneficial. Harmful contains compounds. Fats are transported to all parts of the body, and when their percentage rises, they begin to accumulate inside the walls of the blood vessels, causing many symptoms of high cholesterol and triglycerides, while the beneficial ones carry fat compounds in excess of the normal percentage in the blood to transport them to the liver again, until they are broken down and disposed of properly. healthy.
Dr. Qandeh pointed out: There are many risk factors that lead to high levels of harmful cholesterol in the blood, including an unhealthy diet. The more fast foods are consumed and eaten full of saturated fats and sugars The risk of developing symptoms of high cholesterol increased in men
And women, in addition to eating more red meat
Among the causes are overweight and obesity, as recent scientific studies have proven that there is a strong relationship between the body mass index and the risk of developing symptoms of high harmful cholesterol. Whenever the body mass index exceeds 30, the risk of developing high cholesterol also increases.
Dr. Qandeh also confirmed that the harms of smoking extend to an increase in the percentage of harmful cholesterol in the body and a decrease in the percentage of beneficial cholesterol, as smoking damages the walls of blood vessels and makes them more susceptible to fat deposition inside them, and thus the symptoms of high cholesterol appear in men.
And women, in addition to this, we find that one of the reasons is not exercising regularly
Lack of physical activity contributes greatly to the accumulation of fat and an increase in the level of harmful cholesterol in the blood, which causes symptoms of high cholesterol and triglycerides to be observed.
Regarding treatment, Dr. Qandeh concludes by saying: Following a healthy lifestyle in one’s life helps reduce high cholesterol, through dietary changes, including eating more fresh fruits and vegetables, limiting the intake of fatty and fried foods, and fast food, and the necessity of exercising adequately. This is equivalent to 150 minutes per week, at a rate of half an hour per day, and avoid smoking. The treating physician may prescribe some medications or treatments to help lower cholesterol levels.
