Informative Speech On Cholesterol
What is cholesterol?
Your body needs to build cells and cholesterol is a waxy substance that is used for this building. However, too much of this cholesterol will pose a problem to your health. There are two main sources from which cholesterol comes from. The first is your liver which can make all the cholesterol you need. The rest will come from animal foods. Types of cholesterol
Cholesterol has two types- good and bad. The good kind is known as HDL and the bad kind is known as LDL. If the proper balance between good and bad is not maintained, then cholesterol will start building up in the arteries that supply blood to the heart and brain.
https://goo.gl/images/RbMU43 In time, this can lead to a thick, hard deposit on the walls of the arteries, which make …show more content…
This risk increases even more if you have other risk factors such as smoking, high blood pressure or diabetes. How to get tested?
The reason why it’s so important to get your cholesterol checked is because it does not initially present with any symptoms. For non fasted blood samples, only total and HDL cholesterol will be measured. Your doctor will also consider other risk factors and not just your cholesterol level when determining your level of heart disease. These risk factors are for example, age, sex, family history and smoking etc.
How often should cholesterol be checked?
All adults aged 20 and above, should have their cholesterol and other risk factors checked every 4 to 6 years, according to the American Heart Association. After that, the testing frequency should be personalised with each person’s health care provider. What to do about high cholesterol?
High cholesterol can be improved by changing one’s lifestyle. This is applicable even if it is due to genetics (family history).
The four lifestyle changes you may be asked to make
Your body needs to build cells and cholesterol is a waxy substance that is used for this building. However, too much of this cholesterol will pose a problem to your health. There are two main sources from which cholesterol comes from. The first is your liver which can make all the cholesterol you need. The rest will come from animal foods. Types of cholesterol
Cholesterol has two types- good and bad. The good kind is known as HDL and the bad kind is known as LDL. If the proper balance between good and bad is not maintained, then cholesterol will start building up in the arteries that supply blood to the heart and brain.
https://goo.gl/images/RbMU43 In time, this can lead to a thick, hard deposit on the walls of the arteries, which make …show more content…
This risk increases even more if you have other risk factors such as smoking, high blood pressure or diabetes. How to get tested?
The reason why it’s so important to get your cholesterol checked is because it does not initially present with any symptoms. For non fasted blood samples, only total and HDL cholesterol will be measured. Your doctor will also consider other risk factors and not just your cholesterol level when determining your level of heart disease. These risk factors are for example, age, sex, family history and smoking etc.
How often should cholesterol be checked?
All adults aged 20 and above, should have their cholesterol and other risk factors checked every 4 to 6 years, according to the American Heart Association. After that, the testing frequency should be personalised with each person’s health care provider. What to do about high cholesterol?
High cholesterol can be improved by changing one’s lifestyle. This is applicable even if it is due to genetics (family history).
The four lifestyle changes you may be asked to make