Page 24 - South Asia BioBank Sample Health Report

DESIRABLE
BORDERLINE
DESIRABLE BORDERLINE HIGH
HIGH
LEVEL
LEVEL HIGH LEVEL LEVEL
LEVEL
HIGH LEVEL
CHOLESTEROL Your Total Cholesterol is 129.0 mg/dL
YOUR TARGET CHOLESTEROL
Target 2.3 – 4.9mml/L
Less than 5 mmol/l
Less than 5 mmol/l
Less than 5 mmol/l Less than 5 mmol/l Less than 5 mmol/l
Less than 5 mmol/l
WHAT IS CHOLESTEROL? GOOD AND BAD FATS
Cholesterol is a fatty substance in our blood, which is produced naturally in the liver. Everyone has cholesterol. We need
some cholesterol to stay healthy because every cell in our body uses it. However, too much cholesterol can cause MONOUNSATURATED FATS
problems.
Avocados, olives, olive oil, rapeseed
oil, almonds, cashews, hazelnuts,
peanuts, pistachios and spreads made
WHY IS HIGH CHOLESTEROL BAD? form these nuts.
High cholesterol can clog up your arteries, the blood vessels that carry blood to your major organs. If the arteries that
carry blood to your heart get damaged and clogged, it can lead to a heart attack. If this happens in the arteries that POLYUNSATURATED FATS
carry blood to your to reduce your risk of heart brain it can lead to a stroke.

Oily fish, corn oil, sesame oil, and
spreads made from these oils,
WHAT CAUSES HIGH CHOLESTEROL? flaxseed, pine nuts, sesame seeds,
sunflower seeds and walnuts.
Anyone can get high cholesterol and it can be caused by many different things. Most cholesterol circulating in the blood
is manufactured by the liver. High cholesterol also results from eating a lot of saturated or trans fats, e.g. butter, cheese,
fatty meats, biscuits, cake. Other factors include not being active enough and having too much body fat, especially SATURATED FATS
around the middle.
Processed meats like sausages, ham
burgers, fatty meat, hard cheeses
HOW TO GET YOUR CHOLESTEROL LEVEL DOWN? including cheddar, whole milk, cream,
butter, lard, ghee, suet,
Here are some of the ways you can help your cholesterol get back to a healthy level. You may be prescribed medication palm oil and coconut oil.
to lower your cholesterol levels. Make sure you take these regularly.

TRANS FATS
Changing what you eat : There are some types of fat you should cut right down on, but there are others that form an
important part of your diet. The ones you need to try to avoid are saturated fat and trans fat. Replacing these fats with Fried foods, takeaways, snacks like
biscuits, cakes or pasties and hard
healthier unsaturated fats can help lower your cholesterol. margarines.
Drink less than 14 units/week
Being more active
Stopping smoking