Keeping a check on your cholesterol levels is the first step towards preventing high cholesterol levels and low cholesterol levels. Cholesterol is a soft wax-like substance found in the bloodstream and body vessels. It is vital for cell formation, hormones stability and other bodily functions. Cholesterol comes from two sources: human liver produces cholesterol and consuming food containing cholesterol (like meat and dairy products). If too much cholesterol is present in your body then it sticks to the walls of the arteries, and narrows or even blocks the arteries, and thus, increases the risk of heart diseases or stroke.
Cholesterol plays important role to build and maintain cell membrane. It is an important component in the human body. There are various types of cholesterol, and it is the balance between the types of cholesterol and triglyceride that can tell your chances of getting heart diseases or stroke. Click below to learn more on cholesterol, and its good and bad effects on human body.
If some tips are kept in mind then to you can munch on without fearing the rise in your cholesterol level. Inclusion of high fibre foods like whole wheat bread, oats, fruits, vegetables in your diet; flaxseeds, flax seed oil, fish and fish oils that are rich sources of omega- fatty acids; almonds, pistachios and walnuts that contain high amount of unsaturated fats; olive oil, canola oil or rice bran oil which are rich in essential fatty acids – all these help in lowering total and LDL (bad) cholesterol levels. Here are some recipes having ingredients that will help in cholesterol management.
