FIGHT AGAINST HIGH CHOLESTEROL
DYSLIPIDEMIA
KNOW YOUR FACTS AND TAKE CONTROL!
WHAT ARE LIPIDS?
LIPIDS......FATS
TWO MAIN TYPES OF LIPIDS
CHOLESTEROL
TRIGLYCERIDES
WHAT IS DYSLIPIDEMIA?
RAISED FATS IN THE BLOOD. IT CAN BE,
RAISED CHOLESTEROL: HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA
RAISED TRIGLYCERIDES: HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA OR
BOTH TOGETHER
WHAT IS CHOLESTEROL?
A WAXY, FAT LIKE SUBSTANCE
FOUND IN EVERY CELL OF THE BODY
SERVES MANY IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS IN THE BODY LIKE,
STRENGTHEN CELL MEMBRANES,MAKE HORMONES
LDL CHOLESTEROL- BAD HDL CHOLESTEROL-GOOD
WHY IS LDL-C BAD?
IT CAN STICK EASILY TO THE WALLS OF BLOOD VESSELS
ONE OF THE MAJOR CAUSES OF ARTERIAL BLOCKAGE
WHY IS HDL-C GOOD?
IT HELPS TO COLLECT AND REMOVE "BAD CHOLESTEROL"
FROM BLOOD. THIS PREVENTS BLOCKAGE OF VESSELS
WHAT ARE TRIGLYCERIDES?
A FORM OF LIPID
PATIENT WITH HEART DISEASE OR DIABETES AND OBESE PATIENTS
TEND TO HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF TRIGLYCERIDES
THE ULTIMATE AIM
TO INCREASE "GOOD" CHOLESTEROL
TO DECREASE "BAD" CHOLESTEROL
HOW TO DIAGNOSE DYSLIPIDEMIA?
A SIMPLE BLOOD TEST,
LDL-C
HDL-C
TOTAL CHOLESTEROL
TRIGLYCERIDES
TOO MUCH OF CHOLESTEROLIN THE BLOOD.... VERY DANGEROUS.
WHY?
EXCESS CHOLESTEROL CAN BLOCK ARTERIES
MAKING IT HARD FOR BLOOD TO BRING IN OXYGEN AND
NUTRIENTS
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
ATHEROSCLEROSIS IS DUE HARDENING OR FURRING OF ARTERIES
DUE TO FORMATION OF MULTIPLE PLAGUES WITHIN THE
ARTERIES.
HARDENING OF ARTERIES DUE TO FAT DEPOSITS
-ACCUMULATION OF LIPIDS AND FORMATION OF PLAQUES
-NARROWING OF BLOOD VESSOLS
WHY IS ATHEROSCLEROSIS IMPORTANT?
IF THE ARTERY IS COMPLETELY BLOCKED ===>BLOOD FLOW STOPS====>HEART ATTACK STROKE(PARALYSIS) DEATH
LIPOPROTEINS
-THESE ARE SPECIAL CARRIER PROTEINS WHICH CARRY CHOLESTEROL IN THE BLOOD
-TWO TYPES OF MAJOR LIPOPROTEINS
-LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS(LDL)
-HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN(HDL)
WAYS TO CONTROL "BAD" CHOLESTEROL IN YOUR BLOOD
MAINTAIN OPTIMAL BODY WEIGHT
DO MORE EXERCISE
DIET
MEDICATIONS
STOP SMOKING
REGULAR ADEQUATE EXERCISE, IS A MUST
COURTESY:PIRAMAL HEALTH CARE LIMITED
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