WHAT CAUSES HIGH CHOLESTEROL ?

HIGH CHOLESTEROL MAY RUN IN YOUR FAMILY

THE FOODS YOU EAT ALSO MAY CAUSE HIGH CHOLESTEROL

CAUSES INCLUDE :

1. YOUR DIET

2. YOUR WEIGHT

3. YOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL

4. YOUR OVERALL HEALTH

5. YOUR AGE

6. YOUR FAMILY

1. YOUR DIET

Eating too much saturated fat and cholesterol can cause high cholesterol.
Saturated fat and cholesterol come from animal foods such as beef, pork, veal, milk, eggs, butter, and cheese.
Many packaged foods contain saturated fat such as coconut oil, palm oil, or cocoa butter.
You will also find saturated fat in stick margarine and vegetable shortening. Cookies, crackers, chips, and other snacks usually contain partially hydrogenated vegetable oil or trans fat, which can raise cholesterol.

2. YOUR WEIGHT

Being overweight may raise triglycerides and lower HDL.

3. YOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL

Not exercising may raise LDL and lower HDL.

4. YOUR OVERALL HEALTH

Having diseases such as low thyroid can raise cholesterol.
Cigarette smoking may lower HDL.

5. YOUR AGE

After you reach age 20, your cholesterol starts to rise.
In men, cholesterol levels usually level off after age 50.
In women, cholesterol levels stay fairly low until menopause.
After that, they rise to about the same level as in men.

6. YOUR FAMILY

A disease called a lipid disorder can also cause high cholesterol.
This rare problem is inherited from family members,
and it changes how your body handles cholesterol.
If you have a lipid disorder, your cholesterol may be well over 250 mg/dL.
It may be harder to treat.