High Blood Cholesterol What You Need to Know National Heart Nhlbi Nih Form

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hi my name is dr hart pinto i'd like to talk to you about a condition called high cholesterol or as doctors call it hyperlipidemia we will look at what is cholesterol and why is high cholesterol bad what causes a high cholesterol what are the symptoms of high cholesterol and how is it diagnosed can my diet influence my cholesterol what is the role of dietary supplements such as plant sterols stanols and fish oils or the factors that may reduce your cardiovascular risk and which patients will require medication to manage their cholesterol levels and what treatments are available so what is cholesterol and why is high cholesterol bad cholesterol is fat that is produced by many different cells in the body most commonly those in the liver some of the cholesterol found in the blood is also contributed through our diet some cholesterol is essential for the normal running of the body it provides some of the structure of the cells in the body and is essential for making hormones such as testos