Cholesterol
Your body needs some cholesterol. But if you have too much, it starts to build up in your arteries. (Arteries are the blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart.) This is called hardening of the arteries, or atherosclerosis. It is usually a slow process that gets worse as you get older.
- Cholesterol
- What Is Cholesterol?
- What Causes High Blood Cholesterol?
- How Is High Blood Cholesterol Diagnosed?
- How Is High Blood Cholesterol Treated?
- Key Points
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Key Points - Cholesterol
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Cholesterol is a fat-like substance that is made in your body. Cholesterol is also in some foods that you eat. Your body needs some cholesterol to work the right way. Your body makes all the cholesterol it needs.
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Too much cholesterol in the blood is called high blood cholesterol or hypercholesterolemia.
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High blood cholesterol increases the chance of having a heart attack or some other symptom of heart disease, like chest pain (angina).
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Lowering cholesterol is important for everyone—young, middle-aged, and older adults, and both men and women.
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Eating too much saturated fat, trans fat, and cholesterol raises the level of cholesterol in your blood.
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Too much cholesterol in your blood can build up in the walls of arteries. This is called plaque.
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There are no signs or symptoms of high blood cholesterol. Many people don't know that their cholesterol level is too high.
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High blood cholesterol is diagnosed by checking cholesterol levels in your blood.
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A blood test called a lipoprotein profile measures the cholesterol levels in your blood and is the recommended test.
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It is important that everyone age 20 and older get their cholesterol checked at least once every 5 years.
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Many people are able to lower their cholesterol levels by eating a diet low in saturated fat, trans fat, and cholesterol, increasing physical activity, and losing weight if needed (the TLC program).
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Some people will need to take medicines prescribed by their doctor to lower their cholesterol in addition to following the TLC program.
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