| Even children can be prone to high total cholesterol if they have it in the genes.
But what is cholesterol in the first place?
Cholesterol has been so infamously popular with the masses that there are a few myths which continually stick on and continue to spread. One among them being: Cholesterol is all bad.
This is absolutely false because cholesterol is not all bad. Cholesterol basically is comprised of high density lipoproteins (HDLs or good cholesterol), low density lipoproteins (LDLs or bad cholesterol), triglycerides and Lp(a) cholesterol. Cholesterol is a white waxy substance formed by the body itself. This substance when accumulates on the inner lining of the blood vessels causes an obstruction in the normal flow of blood and thus raises the blood pressure. It can also adversely affect the kidney and liver as the heart will be unable to pump with enough effort for these organs to get the required nutrients.
What medication should you take?
The medication you take should be such, that while maintaining the level of HDLs in the blood must decrease the LDL level considerably. The other factor is the triglycerides and the Lp(a) which considerably increases the total cholesterol level of the body. Zocor, lipitor and such medication is popularly prescribed by doctors.
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