Cholesterol and Coronary Heart Disease

Type of food such as fast food or junk food can cause cholesterol levels in the body increases. Cholesterol levels that triggered coronary heart disease.

In addition to fast food, eating habits of alcoholic beverages and smoking had a big hand in boosting cholesterol levels. If excessive levels of cholesterol in the blood, deadly diseases lurk, such as heart disease and stroke.

Cholesterol is a sterol metabolite-containing fat and settle in the blood, precisely in the cell membrane and blood flow in blood circulation. Experts in the medical world judge, someone who has high cholesterol levels, is likely to have disturbances in blood circulation network.

Total cholesterol comprised of several substances, namely triglycerides, LDL (low density lipoprotein) and HDL (high density lipoprotein). Triglyceride is a form of blood fat that is absorbed by the intestine after hydrolysis. Hydrolysis is a chemical process that uses water as H2O or breaker in compounds, including invert sugar, fat, ester, and protein.

Normally, levels of triglycerides is 150 milligrams-200 milligrams per deciliter. "If the substance in blood triglycerides excessive, can cause infection in peptic ulcers," said Mulyadi Tedjapranata, Director Medizone Clinic.

Bad cholesterol
After the hydrolysis process, the remaining fat triglycerides into LDL, the so-called bad cholesterol. You see, LDL is the cause of the blockage in blood circulation network.

Mulyadi said, LDL is a plaque-forming plaque in coronary arteries that can impede blood circulation. "If high levels of LDL, the heart will be difficult to pump blood," he said.

With impaired blood flow, then some of the nutrients contained in them is certainly not optimally distributed and absorbed by the organs of the body. As a result, some dangerous disease risk also appear. "Hence, people with high LDL levels are usually at risk of heart disease korener," said Mulyadi.

In addition to coronary heart disease, other diseases that often approached people had high LDL is a stroke and paralysis. "This is the case of blood clots occur in a person's brain," added Mulyadi.

Suhanto, Head of Medical Services Hospital Mediros in Pulogadung, East Jakarta, menambahkari, people with high cholesterol levels would be at risk of failure on organ function, such as kidney failure. If it were so, other diseases that commonly appear in people with cholesterol disorders is diabetes. The problem is, what the appropriate levels of cholesterol in our body?

Mulyadi rate, to levels of HDL, levels should be above 40 milligrams per deciliter. While the maximum limit of HDL in the blood contained 100 milligrams per deciliter.

HDL levels should be kept high because it helps remove LDL from the blood vessels so the heart does not have to work extra to pump blood throughout the body.

"The higher the HDL, the healthier. Plaque-plaque easily removed," said Mulyadi.

HDL is called good fats because in its operations, the substance is clearing excess cholesterol from the blood vessel wall to transport it back to the liver. The main proteins that form of HDL is Apo-A (apolipoprotein-A). HDL has a saturated fat content less than LDL.

Meanwhile, the main proteins that form of LDL is apo B (apolipoprotein-B). High saturated fat content makes LDL floating in the blood. As a result, LDL cholesterol can cause sticking in the walls of blood vessels.

Therefore, according to Mulyadi, a person must be good at keeping LDL levels in their body to not exceed the threshold of normal limits in effect on world health. Naturally, the human body will produce about 80 percent of cholesterol and the remaining 20 percent is extra cholesterol from outside the body.