Symptoms of Heart Disease - coronary heart disease
Mushy; a reading higher~than 200 mg/dL can raise disc threat of heart disease. Your doctor, however, is more likely to pay attention to other more revealing numbers, particularly LDL, low-density cholesterol, the bad kind that causes arterial plaque.
LDL cholesterol. The newest findings indicate that LDLs below 130mg/dL are ideal; below lOOmg/dL, if you are already at risk for heart disease, with two or more risk factors like high cholesterol, high blood pressure, overweight, or a family history; and below 70 mg/dL, if you are at extremely high risk (you smoke, have diabetes, have high blood pressure, or have suffered at least one heart attack). There are dietary moves you can make against high LDL: increasing fiber in your diet, cutting back on saturated fat, and eating more fruits and vegetables. If taking all these
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Just because your weight is normal doesn’t mean you are out of the woods when it comes to heart disease. Knowing the health of your blood and your heart is just as important as knowing your weight. Some people are born with a genetic predisposition to high cholesterol. They may look like the picture of health from the outside, but inside they can have dangerous plaque blocking their CDrOnary arteries, the arteries that surround the heart. Know your total cholesterol, the breakdown of the “goods and “bad” components of cholesterol, and your triglycerides. And don’t smoke. Smoking is the fastest way to a heart attack.