Beware of High Cholesterol

Coconut milk foods, fried or greasy menu is appetizing. Especially for those who are young and love culinary, delicious menu is not taboo, but a challenge that brings pleasure.

However, young people also still need to be careful, because according to a recent study, high levels of cholesterol make young people vulnerable to damage blood vessels.

According to research by scientists from the University of California, San Francisco, and published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, the young age of 20 need to watch cholesterol. When levels are high, cholesterol can damage blood vessels and lead to heart disease. In his research, a team led by Dr. Mark Pletcher monitor groups of respondents aged 18 to 30 years. Monitoring was conducted for 20 years. The result, researchers found that high cholesterol at a relatively early age increases the risk of heart disease and stroke at the age of information.

"We do not usually worry too much about the risk of heart disease that afflicts young people because usually the condition that only affects older people., But young people also important to keep cholesterol because cholesterol affects your blood vessels will be." Pletcher said.

Pletcher and his team examine the data more than 3200 respondents (comprised of female and male black and white). Those who had higher levels of bad cholesterol (LDL), high at a young age are at greater risk of heart disease, regardless of their cholesterol levels will decrease later. Pletcher said, according to the research, they should keep what they eat. "Diet and Sport is more beneficial to young people".

In previous research, Pletcher found that high blood pressure at a young age lead to a higher risk of coronary heart disease in later life. On that basis the American Heart Association recommends that all young people aged 20 years or more to take a cholesterol test once every five years. Those who have cholesterol levels of 200 milligrams per deciliter of blood at risk for heart disease.

This study is important because, according to the American Heart Association, 17.6 million Americans are estimated to suffer from coronary heart disease. As heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and other industrialized countries.