What makes cholesterol particularly devastated is its total absence of symptoms.
We often speak of cholesterol as a health problem reserved for seniors. However, doctors and cardiologists agree that we should not wait for the first symptoms – often silent – to worry about it. As we know: this fat, essential to the proper functioning of the organism, can become a fatal enemy if it is present in excess, accumulate in the arteries and cause a infarction or a stroke without preventing.
What makes cholesterol particularly devastated is its total absence of symptoms. You can live with a high LDL rate (“bad” cholesterol) without realizing it, until the day when a heart accident occurs suddenly. “”Hence the interest of regularly measuring your rate, especially if you lead a sedentary life or if you follow a diet rich in saturated fats. A simple blood test is enough to know more and act in prevention“, warns Professor Gérard Helft, cardiologist and president of the French Cardiology Federation.
“”The first lipid assessment, it is advised to do so at the age of 40 for the general population and 35 years in the event of cardiovascular family history (infarction, stroke, angina of chest …), overweight, tobacco, hypertension or diabetes consumption“, Recommends the cardiologist. And this, even in the absence of symptoms. This is also recommended by health authorities as the high authority of health (HAS). Driving in the laboratory, this blood test (on an empty stomach) allows us to verify that there is no rise in triglycerides, often associated with an increase in the rate of bad cholesterol. Depending on the results, the treating doctor or the cardiologist can advise to modify Hygiene of life to rebalance cholesterol or consider treatment.
The treatment of cholesterol does not necessarily go through the taking of statins. In many cases, food rebalancing, the regular practice of physical activity and better lifestyle is enough to lower the figures.
