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Cholesterol and Heart Disease

There are many of us who are familiar with cholesterol and heart disease. However, there is currently a debate whether cholesterol is the primary cause of heart disease. Some physicians believe that cholesterol is the main cause of heart disease while others disagree. Experts from several heart studies have determined that high blood cholesterol is the primary factor for coronary heart disease or CHD.

Studies show that if you do have a higher cholesterol level, you increase your risk of getting CHD. People who have low levels of cholesterol are not likely to get CHD.

Other experts believe there appears to be a connection between high blood cholesterol and heart disease. Studies show that if you do lower the bad cholesterol, you will drastically reduce your chances of getting coronary heart disease.

Recently, a set of trials were done on this issue, using drugs that lowered the total cholesterol. The use of these drugs which were statins greatly reduced the chance of having a heart attack, bypass surgery, and dying from coronary heart disease-related causes.

There are risk factors that may increase your risk of developing heart disease. There are some risk factors that can be changed, there are some that cannot. Overall, the more risk factors that you have the more likely you will be experience heart disease. Take the time to review these as there some risk factors that can be changed.

* Age.The older you get, for males it is 45 years or older. For females, it is 55 years of age or older, you increase your chances of getting coronary heart disease.
* Genetics. If you have a family history of a parent or relative who died of heart disease.

There are some risk factors that you can change:
* High levels of bad cholesterol.
* Low levels of good cholesterol.
* History of smoking
* High Blood Pressure or genetic predisposition to high blood pressure because of family history
* History of Diabetes or if it runs in your family.
* Not exercising and living a sedentary lifestyle.
* If you are obese or overweight

You may want to consult a physician if you are unsure as to whether you have high blood cholesterol.

Most experts agree that high cholesterol and heart disease are connected. However, there are some experts who disagree that too much animal fat and heart disease go together.

However, there are some experts who believe that stress, physical activity and weight might influence the level of blood cholesterol. Some experts believe that it is not necessarily dangerous but it reflects an unhealthy lifestyle.

Experts go back and forth about these issues. However, if you lead a healthy lifestyle you should not have many problems.

High Cholesterol News

Doctors split over cholesterol testing for children

SCREENING children for high cholesterol risks encouraging drug treatment that may turn out to be ineffective or unsafe, Australian doctors have claimed, joining a backlash against a US recommendation for universal blood tests in children aged nine to 11.

Kids' health predicts parents' future heart disease: study

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When children have high cholesterol or blood pressure, their parents may have increased risks of diabetes and heart disease down the road, a new study finds. The study, of 519 Ohio families, found that a 12-year-old's weight, cholesterol and blood pressure helped predict the odds of a parent developing heart disease, high blood pressure or diabetes over the next three ...

Kids' health predicts parents' future heart disease, study finds

When children have high cholesterol or blood pressure, their parents may have increased risks of diabetes and heart disease down the road

Toddler’s rare condition highlights need for universal cholesterol screening in kids

When Kennedi Thompson developed white, raised bumps on her skin, her parents initially thought she was having an allergic reaction. It turned out the bumps were a sign of dangerously high cholesterol for the toddler. Kennedi was just two years old when she was diagnosed with familial hypercholesterolemia

Mark Hyman, MD: Why Women Should Stop Their Cholesterol-Lowering Medication

Treating risk factors like high cholesterol is misguided. We must treat causes -- what we eat, how much we exercise, how we handle stress, our social connections and environmental toxins are all more powerfully linked to creating health and preventing disease than any drug on the market.