For the Cholesterol the time is of particular importance
When it comes to cholesterol, is very important to know one thing – to monitor its levels from an early age is as important as knowing how far to fell or got it. In recent years, cholesterol has been written about more, and do more research for the injury inflicted and the high and low levels. The accumulated data now give rise to the experts believe are truly a leap in scientific knowledge about various indicators of cholesterol levels and how they can be controlled by their normal limits.
Everything is laid down in the genes?
In 1999, French scientists have found the existence of a specific part of human chromosome 1 which is associated with high levels of so-called. bad cholesterol (LDL or low density lipoprotein). The main conclusion from this study is that controls the level of LDL should start most early – long before the average age of the arteries when the threat is real and the process is already developed. This is especially true in people who have a genetic predisposition to such health problems. Subsequent studies found in the same direction that the susceptibility gene because there are people with congenital low cholesterol, as well as those with inherited high level. Have already found major differences even on the basis of race – a study published last year in New England Journal of Medicine, shows that in the black race of genetically set lower cholesterol, the risk of death due to cardiovascular diseases than the average by 88% and for Europoid representatives with the same indicator, it is lower by 47%.
The importance of the years
This new study is interesting and the conclusion that the resulting importance of reducing risk and have early onset of maximum control of cholesterol levels. Traditionally it is considered that atherosclerosis is a disease of the middle-aged and old. However, recent studies show that its development sometimes begins before the age of 20 years. Therefore, the recent recommendations of the experts have any after that age, to examine their levels of cholesterol at least every 5 years, and people with a predisposition to heart disease because of obesity, high blood pressure, smoking and genetic predisposition – no frequently than the 2 years. Already in the 80 years of the last century, it was demonstrated that LDL levels are directly associated with risk of death due to cardiovascular disease. For over 20 years specialists recommend LDL should be retained in its normal range before atherosclerosis can cause serious damage to the circulatory system. First level of LDL should be below 100 mg / dL, and in people with cardiovascular disease – less than 70 mg / dL.
