What does it mean if your doctor tells you have high cholesterol?

Your body needs cholesterol to build healthy cells, but high levels of cholesterol can increase your risk of heart disease. With high cholesterol, you can develop fatty deposits in your blood vessels. Eventually, these deposits grow, making it difficult for enough blood to flow through your arteries.

What would cause your cholesterol to be high?

Many different factors can contribute to high blood cholesterol, including lifestyle factors like smoking, an unhealthy diet and lack of exercise, as well as having an underlying condition, such as high blood pressure or diabetes.

Is high cholesterol something to worry about?

Too much cholesterol in your body means that you have an increased risk of getting cardiovascular diseases such as heart disease. If you have too much cholesterol in your body, the cholesterol can build up inside the walls of the arteries that carry blood to your heart.

What are the symptoms of very high cholesterol?

The most common symptoms include:

• angina, chest pain.
• nausea.
• extreme fatigue.
• shortness of breath.
• pain in the neck, jaw, upper abdomen, or back.
• numbness or coldness in your extremities.

What foods are the worst for cholesterol?

Some of the worst foods for high cholesterol include cheeseburger and French fries. A typical or average size cheeseburger has cholesterol of over 150, which is 50% of the maximum daily cholesterol limit.

What foods have zero cholesterol?

Potatoes contain zero cholesterol. However, remember as long as they are not fried, they are low in trans fats or cholesterol. So just boil them into your side dishes.

What are the Best Foods for high cholesterol?

More specifically, there are some foods that are always good for the diet of a person with high cholesterol. Fish, whole grains, oat bran, oatmeal, blueberries, avocados, olives, olive oil, flaxseed oil and yogurt with live active cultures are all good options if you want to keep your cholesterol levels down.

What is the best breakfast to lower cholesterol?

Wholemeal (wholegrain) bread is a great breakfast choice because it contains dietary fibre, which can help to lower bad cholesterol (LDL).