7 risks of high cholesterol

 Cardiovascular disease: Same as above, only some high triglycerides combined with two factors of metabolic syndrome doubled the risk of heart disease . A large amount of this type of blood fat inside the blood vessel that carries oxygen to the heart muscle.


Stroke: Stroke is a brain injury occurs when reduced blood supply to the brain cells. Triglycerides affect the vascular supply to our brain. A recent study showed that for older women, blood fat triglycerides are one of the factors causing a stroke.

Liver disease: Fat accumulation in the liver is the most common cause of chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, for example, cancer, liver failure ... In the case of fatty liver caused by alcohol (NAFLD) , more than 10% of the liver was replaced by fat, but the most common cause of NAFLD as diabetes, obesity and high triglycerides.


Index lipid high triglycerides can lead to dangerous health problems. Triglycerides are a type of fat special reserve energy for the body to use.

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Index lipid high triglycerides can lead to dangerous health problems. Triglycerides are a type of fat special reserve energy for the body to use. Worth mentioning is that most people only realize they have a high index or high triglycerides after blood tests that do not know this is quite dangerous to health.

When using fatty foods, mostly in the form of fat formed triglycerides called triglycerides or consuming too many calories, calories are converted into triglycerides, and stored inside the fat cells. When a blood test, triglycerides are checked along with cholesterol, good cholesterol (HDL) and bad cholesterol (LDL).

Often the body without showing symptoms cholesterol or high triglycerides high, a condition known as increased blood lipids , so that many people may not know. However, the index triglyceride triglycerides will be very high at 500 milligrams if each deciliter (mg / dL) or higher. This can lead to a number of signs: Increased fatty deposits under the skin called xanthomas (yellow board), acute pancreatitis, swelling and pain in the liver or spleen, chest pain caused by reduced blood supply to the heart , decreased blood supply to the brain causing numbness, dizziness, confusion, blurred vision, severe headache, and even memory loss. Thus, high triglycerides may be related to a series of risk follows:

Pancreatitis: The pancreas is a vital organ located in the upper left part of the abdomen. It has the function of producing digestive juices necessary for absorption of food. High blood fat triglycerides can cause swelling of the pancreas, the expression in the sudden severe abdominal pain, vomiting, fever, tachycardia, tachypnea. If digestive juices leak outside the pancreas, it can be life-threatening. Alcohol can trigger acute pancreatitis patients, with high triglycerides, alcohol can push the index higher. Therefore, this case treatment should be combined to lose weight, changing diet and avoid alcohol.

Diabetes type 2: Formation much a part triglycerides condition called metabolic syndrome, including high blood pressure , increased abdominal fat, low HDL (good cholesterol), and high blood sugar. High triglycerides index 2 in combination with any of the above conditions also increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by up to 5 times.

High blood cholesterol is the cause of heart disease

High cholesterol can cause leg pain and numbness

 Leg pain and numbness: Too much fat in the blood forming layer of the heart arteries, the flow to the legs, which can lead to peripheral arterial disease (PAD). PAD can cause pain and numbness in the legs, especially when walking. It also increases the risk of infection in the leg or foot.

Dementia: brain function impairment can affect memory, thinking, language and behavior. Age is a major risk for dementia, but lipid triglycerides too high. The reason that this type of blood fat can cause damage to blood vessels in the brain, contributing to a toxic protein called amyloid.

In short, only some blood fat high triglycerides can lead to dangerous health problems. Experts recommend that, just over the age of 20, make the overall blood tests once every 5 years. If only some high triglycerides, treatment will include diet (omega3 enhanced, avoid transfat), weight loss, fitness, glycemic control; Patients may also use a combination of statins, fibrates, niacin or fish oil to put this indicator under control.