Dangers Of Cholesterol
You ever have those days where you are just too tired or too busy to cook a nice and maybe even healthy meal? We all have those days and when that happens we usually turn to the yellow pages and find someone that will give us the food we want. Food like pizza, mexican, and even hamburgers. On these days we forget just how high in fat and calories all of these foods are to us. Those who eat like this on a daily basis have a risk of obtaining high cholesterol.
High cholesterol is when our body is producing high levels of LDL cholesterol (‘bad’ cholesterol) into our blood stream and not enough of HDL cholesterol (‘good’ cholesterol). When this happens our bodies are more prone to heart attacks and coronary heart disease.
Some of us can control our cholesterol simply by changing our diets and adding an exercise routine. This means that we should be eating more fruits and vegetable than just french fries and hamburgers.
Unfortunately there are some of us who have been given high cholesterol through genetics. It doesn’t matter how healthy you are you will struggle with it. When this happens doctors usually recommend a prescription cholesterol lowering drug that they think will work for you.
We shouldn’t let our busy lifestyle control the way we live and eat. We need to remember to take care of ourselves and our families.