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Question: my cholesterol level is seen high in the report.
I weigh 63kgs and height is around 5ft 8 inc..im not heavily built
daily i wake up at 7..take heavy bkfast usually 5 ghee dosa afternoon i take basmati rice with some vegetables..dinner also vegetarian mainly rice or roti..night i sleep around 12 midnight
practically no exercise otherthan climbing 4 floors daily...
not sure why the level is high...
pls suggest how to reduce the same...
10 years before when i did a similar test the cholestrol level was very high...my moms side has cardiac case history
I weigh 63kgs and height is around 5ft 8 inc..im not heavily built
daily i wake up at 7..take heavy bkfast usually 5 ghee dosa afternoon i take basmati rice with some vegetables..dinner also vegetarian mainly rice or roti..night i sleep around 12 midnight
practically no exercise otherthan climbing 4 floors daily...
not sure why the level is high...
pls suggest how to reduce the same...
10 years before when i did a similar test the cholestrol level was very high...my moms side has cardiac case history
Brief Answer:
Genetic + diet / Life style + drugs
Detailed Answer:
Hi friend
Welcome to Health Care Magic
There are subdivisions of cholesterol – LDL, HDL, non-HDL and so on.
HDL is good cholesterol – higher, the better.
LDL is bad cholesterol – lower, the better. In the absence of any other risk factor 100 is ideal for LDL-C. In the presence of ischemia, 70 should be the aim.
Keep your weight to normal / even a little less
Quit smoking, if you are a smoker
Do regular EXERCISE – say walking or jogging - 30 minutes a day / at least 5 days in a week. Healthy FOOD is a must. Avoid saturated fats – coconut oil, palm oil, butter, GHEE, full cream milk...Avoid junk foods in particular – French fries have palm oil / Pizza has cheese / XXXXXXX sweets are made in ghee.../ Change to Poly-un-saturated oil – like sun flower oil. / Include Mono-un-saturated oil – Olive oil.
Repeat the test in 6 weeks.
Cholesterol can still be high, in spite of diet and exercise – you need drugs; because it is also manufactured in the liver – and that is determined by heredity. Statin is the first choice. Some start it straight away – even with normal levels, even without problems (Primary Prophylaxis)
Good luck
God bless you
Genetic + diet / Life style + drugs
Detailed Answer:
Hi friend
Welcome to Health Care Magic
There are subdivisions of cholesterol – LDL, HDL, non-HDL and so on.
HDL is good cholesterol – higher, the better.
LDL is bad cholesterol – lower, the better. In the absence of any other risk factor 100 is ideal for LDL-C. In the presence of ischemia, 70 should be the aim.
Keep your weight to normal / even a little less
Quit smoking, if you are a smoker
Do regular EXERCISE – say walking or jogging - 30 minutes a day / at least 5 days in a week. Healthy FOOD is a must. Avoid saturated fats – coconut oil, palm oil, butter, GHEE, full cream milk...Avoid junk foods in particular – French fries have palm oil / Pizza has cheese / XXXXXXX sweets are made in ghee.../ Change to Poly-un-saturated oil – like sun flower oil. / Include Mono-un-saturated oil – Olive oil.
Repeat the test in 6 weeks.
Cholesterol can still be high, in spite of diet and exercise – you need drugs; because it is also manufactured in the liver – and that is determined by heredity. Statin is the first choice. Some start it straight away – even with normal levels, even without problems (Primary Prophylaxis)
Good luck
God bless you
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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