Heart is a vital organ. It is like a pumping machine. It is a muscle that pumps blood throughout the body, carrying oxygen and nutirents to your cells and removing waste products. It is about 300 grams to 450 grams. Heart has 4 chambers. Brain and nervous system control the heart's function.
High blood pressure, High cholesterol and high triglycerides and artery blockage are the common problems now these days.
Cholesterol is a waxy substance throughout the body. Its not "bad" unless you have too much of it. Your body needs it to build cells and make vitamins and other hormones. But too much cholesterol can create a problem.
Cholesterol comes from two sources your liver makes all the Cholesterol you need. The remainder of the Cholesterol in your body comes from animal products (fats) for example meat, poultry, dairy products all contain dietary cholesterol.
Foods can also be high in saturated & transfats can increase the palm oil coconut oil contains saturated fat that can increase bad Cholesterol. Cholesterol circulates in the blood. High Cholesterol contributes to developing cardiovascular diseases such as heart disease and stroke. The two types of Cholesterol present in the body LDL (Low-Density Lipoprotein ) Cholesterol is bad and HDL (High-Density Lipoprotein) is good too much bad Cholesterol increases the risk of creating narrowed arteries and developing atherosclerosis. The normal limit of Cholesterol in blood is less than 200 mg/dl. Triglycerides are an important measure of heart health. Triglycerides are a type of fat (lipid) found in your blood. When you eat your body converts any calories it doesn't need to use right away into triglycerides. The triglycerides are stored in your fat cells later hormones release triglycerides for energy between meals. If you regularly eat more calories than you burn particularly from high carbohydrate foods you may have high triglycerides ( Hyper triglyceridemia).
The normal value in the blood is less than 150 mg/dl/.Cholesterol is used to build cells and certain hormones and triglycerides store unused calories and provide energy to your body.High triglycerides may contribute to the hardening and thickening of arteries (atherosclerosis) which increases the risk of heart attack, stroke, heart disease obesity, and metabolic syndrome extremely high triglycerides can also cause acute inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis).
High triglycerides are often a sign of increase risk of heart disease, stroke, obesity and metabolic syndrome ( too much fat around the waist,high blood pressure, High triglycerides,high blood sugar abnormal cholesterol levels). It also a sign of low levels of thyroid hormones. Some medicines can increase triglycerides levels such as estrogen and progesterone retinoids steroids beta blockers some immunosuppressants and HIV medications.
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