Diet, Exercise and Health

Diet, Exercise and Health

1. Diet and Cholersterol

   • A high level of cholesterol increases the risk of developing plaques in the walls of the arteries
   • Sometimes, a blood clot blocks one of the arteries that take oxygenated blood to the heart muscle. This causes a heart attack- the muscle can't work properly, so the heart cannot beat properly.
   • Eating Saturated fats (those found in animal products) raises blood cholesterol levels. Unsaturated fats, found in plants, seem to lower blood cholesterol levels.
   • Some people's bodies are better than others at keeping low levels of cholesterol in their blood. They have inherited this from their parents.

2. Good and Bad Cholesterol

   • Cholesterol is carried in your blood in two ways as:
     • Low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, which is bad and can cause Heart disease.
     • High density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, which is good as it can protect against heart disease by helping to remove cholesterol from the walls of blood vessels.