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A good diet is the first treatment for excess cholesterol.  It can even sometimes avoid drug treatment, and it always reduces the cardiovascular risk.  So many good reasons to adopt the right dietary rules! Cholesterol: the food to favor Dietary priorities are now well defined.  These include in particular: Reduce the overall intake of fats,   which should not represent more than 30 to 35% of total calories (instead of 40 to 42% most often today); Decrease saturated fatty acids  which cause cholesterol to rise (and in particular  "bad" LDL cholesterol  ).  They are provided by butter, foods of animal origin (meat, eggs, cheese, whole milk), but also pastries and pastries, as well as certain industrialized products such as biscuits, ready meals, etc.; Favor beneficial unsaturated fatty acids  (poly and monounsaturated): they allow a reduction in  total cholesterol  and LDL cholesterol (this is especially the case with polyunsatu...

We know with certainty today that the increase in cholesterol levels in the blood is one of the risk factors for cardiovascular disease, just like hypertension, tobacco and a sedentary lifestyle.  If we are concerned about bad cholesterol, we often forget that there is also good cholesterol.  Also to watch! Cholesterol, essential for the body Cholesterol is a  fat  provided for one third by food  (exogenous origin) and  two thirds produced by  the liver  (endogenous origin).  The liver is able to produce from proteins, fats and carbohydrates, 1gr of cholesterol per day!  Cholesterol can be thought of as a fat particle that travels through our body via the  bloodstream  . Cholesterol has several functions: Constitute the membranes of the cells of our body; Direct the development of certain cells of the fetus; Participates in the formation of synapses; It is an ingredient of bile; Precursor of vitamin D; Part of body fat.   ...

Cholesterol is a constituent of the membranes that surround cells.  It is essential for the production of hormones produced by the genital and adrenal glands.  Cholesterol regulation depends on genetic and lifestyle factors.  When the level of "bad cholesterol" is too high, it becomes harmful to health.  The doctor will then suggest a diet and/or medication to lower this rate.  What is cholesterol?  Essential to life,  cholesterol is a constituent of the membranes that surround cells  .  It is also essential for the production of hormones produced by the genital and adrenal glands. However, the excess of cholesterol (and other lipids) in the blood leads to  the formation of plaques on the walls of the arteries  : this is  atherosclerosis  . In the human body,  cholesterol has two origins  : 70-75% comes from the   liver  ; 25-30% of  food  . The international unit of measurement for total...