Dyslipidemia causes
Main causes of Dyslipidemia are.
Genetic predisposition (tendencies to run in families)
Diabetes
Obesity
Sedentary life styles
Fatty food consumption
Hypothyroidism (deficiency state of thyroid gland)
Hyperhomocystinemia (increased levels of homocystine levels in blood)
Smoking and Alcohol intake.
Sedentary life styles Fatty food consumption Obesity
Family history of Dyslipidemia Alcohol intake. Smoking
What affects cholesterol levels?
A variety of things can affect cholesterol levels. These are things you can do something about:
Diet.
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Saturated fat and cholesterol in the food you eat make your blood cholesterol level go up. |
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Saturated fat is the main culprit, but cholesterol in food also matters. |
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Reducing the amount of saturated fats and cholesterol in diet helps lower your blood cholesterol levels. |
Weight.
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Being overweight s a risk factor for heart disease. |
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It also tends to increase your cholesterol. |
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Losing weight can help lower L and total cholesterol levels, well as raise your HDL and lower your triglyceride levels. |
Physical activity
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Not being physically active is a risk factor for heart disease. |
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Regular physical activity can help lower LDL (bad) cholesterol and raise HDL (good) cholesterol levels. |
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It also helps you lose weight. |
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You should try to be physically active 30 minutes on most, if not all days. |
Things you cannot do anything about but also can affect cholesterol levels. These include:
Age and Gender:
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As women and men get older, there cholesterol levels rise. |
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Before the age of menopause, women have lower total cholesterol levels than men of same age. |
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After the age of menopause, women's LDL levels tend to rise. |
Heredity:
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Your genes partly determine how much cholesterol your body makes. |
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High blood cholesterol can run in families. |