Risk Factors

 The Risk Factors for High Cholesterol

You might say that you're very well learned with the risks of heart disease;especially with the high amount of information that is available on thissubject. Butrisk factors for high cholesterol, are a completely different story altogether.You may be wondering  what they are.Perhaps you are wondering what they have to do with you.The first thing that needs to be said is in identifying what they are.

Some are part of your diet such as fast foods, chips, soft drinks, candybars, refined sugars, butter cream, fried cheese, fried dough, and cotton candy.These are the ones you can control with a great deal less effort than you think.You probably grew up eating these things. Theyare familiar to you and they are likely your comfort foods.However you should be warned that they will kill you if you let them.Some risk factors for high cholesterol are part of your normal every day lifestyle.

Weight problems, smoking, alcohol abuse, and laziness are all another partof your daily life structure. Some of these arehealth conditions you did not choose for yourself as they were handed down fromyour parents. However, they are still thereand can destroy you. Diabetes, kidney disease,liver disease, hyperthyroidism are just some of the dangers that these foodsinvoke. Some specific prescription drugs canalso destroy you. Bloodpressure medicine (such as clonidine and methyldopa), diuretics (water pills),anabolic steroids, beta blockers, and progestins can all cause harmful or evenfatal complications. All these risk factorsfor high cholesterol affect you in different ways, but I assure that they doeffect you.

If you want to do something about the risks you face you must first behonest with yourself about what your problem areas are that you face them.This may sound completely obvious to you already, but self-denial is a powerfulforce. If your diet is too heavy in saturatedfats and transfatty acids, you will need to reduce them dramatically.If you do not exercise regularly, you should start because it is never too late.(it doesn't have to be two hours at the gym every day, just a mere 30-minutewalk will suffice). If you take prescribedmedications for other conditions, you should consult your doctor.The most important thing is to face the risks and then deal with them.

Lowering your cholesterol doesn’t haveto be the most difficult thing you do, it is necessary only that it be a mainpriority. In lowering your cholesterol, youare guaranteeing that you are working to prevent serious illnesses.You can’t always stop them all together but you can combat them.