Overweight And High Cholesterol

Overweight And High Cholesterol
It's been well documented by now that being overweight can
lead to a variety of health problems, both internal and
muscular skeletal. When mention of weight problems is made,
it's fairly rare that problems to the external body or the
muscular skeletal region are mentioned, but carrying excess
weight on the body frame can lead to any number of physical
stress injuries. If anyone should doubt this claim, they
can tie a weight around their waist and observe the outcome.

When considering internal bodily functions, one of the
major risks in being overweight is the development of high
cholesterol. The term high cholesterol is actually a bit
vague since cholesterol is fairly wide ranging, and not all
cholesterol is harmful. In truth, cholesterol is found in
the cells of all tissue and cholesterol is required in the
building and development of cells. Without cholesterol in
some form, the human body wouldn't function or develop
normally. When discussing cholesterol that adversely
affects health, the term that's really being referred to is
a form of cholesterol found in the blood stream.

Cholesterol is a main component of lipids, or fat, found
within the blood. Though it's a rather complex medical
explanation when considered in specifics, essentially the
cholesterol that makes up the lipids in the blood is
carried by proteins, one of which is referred to as
low-density lipoproteins or LDL. LDL is often referred to
as bad cholesterol because of an association with artery
disease. The higher the levels of LDL, the higher the
chances for circulatory problems including heart disease
and stroke. High levels of LDL then is what's really meant
by references to high cholesterol.

High LDL levels can be an inherited trait, but are just as
likely if not more likely to be brought about by diet.
People who eat foods heavy in saturated fats in particular
are more inclined to have high LDL levels than people who
consume only moderate or small amounts of saturated fats.
While overweight isn't exclusively a result of a high fat
diet, high fat diets will certainly put extra weight on the
typical person's frame over time. And whether diet is the
main culprit or not, people who are overweight generally
have higher levels of LDL than non-overweight people.

The reason for concern about high levels of LDL is quite
clear: high levels of LDL are strongly associated with
heart disease. This is frequently why routine physical
examinations include a blood exam that checks for LDL
levels. Any person who is overweight and has high LDL
levels will almost certainly be recommended to lose weight.
The good news is that weight loss is correlated with lower
LDL levels. It's one more way that losing weight improves
one's health outlook.

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