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Do not be complacent if we have an ideal weight. That does not mean the body is obese have high levels of bad cholesterol, and conversely slim body free of bad cholesterol. In fact a study conducted on 1101 female volunteers, aged on average 41 years showed that 54% of volunteers expressed in the category of ‘normal weight obese’. That is, they have a body weight within normal limits, not including obesity. However, their cholesterol levels actually reached 30% above normal.

The condition of high cholesterol is making them have the same risk as women who are obese. Their susceptibility to metabolic disorders take up to 4-fold increased, while triglyceride levels increased 2-fold from normal. In addition, the possibility that they entered the stage of pre-diabetes rises to 3-fold. Plus, blood pressure jumped to 20%.

Blood cholesterol in a person primarily influenced by lifestyle, age, presence of certain diseases, and also genetic. While weight loss is not directly related to cholesterol levels. People with excess weight, do tend to have high cholesterol levels. Obesity causes impaired insulin function, which then lead to disturbances of fat metabolism. But, does not mean that thin people may not have high cholesterol. It should be understood that cholesterol is a fat that is in the blood, rather than fat under the skin. So, maybe someone has a slim body but had high cholesterol.

Genetic factors
Not only because of lifestyle, high cholesterol can also be caused by internal factors, namely genetic. Since birth, everyone already has an immune system that produces its own cholesterol, or so-called endogenous cholesterol. In some people, there is a system of his body produces high levels of cholesterol, as a congenital factor. Without eating any foods with high cholesterol, their cholesterol levels are high.

Genetic factors is often not detected. Therefore, to determine the presence or absence of these factors, should be done a blood test in the laboratory. Especially, for those whose parents or relatives have a history of high cholesterol.

Do not be complacent
High cholesterol levels often do not show any symptoms or complaints. Therefore, for those aged over 20 years, it is recommended to routinely check the cholesterol levels at least once every 5 years. If a man has aged more than 45 years, or if a woman over the age of 50 years or if you have a family history of suffering from high cholesterol or heart disease and blood vessels, then it is advisable to carry out checks once every 2 years.

Generally, cholesterol examination consists of four data, ie: HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, total cholesterol, and triglycerides. Examination of the lipid profile performed after overnight fasting. Cholesterol is measured in units of
milligrams per deciliter of blood, which is usually abbreviated mg/dL. Sometimes, the results of cholesterol is expressed as the ratio of total cholesterol to HDL cholesterol, or the ratio of LDL cholesterol to HDL cholesterol. The ratio of total cholesterol/ HDL cholesterol should be 5:1, while the ratio of LDL cholesterol/ HDL should be below 3:5.

Independent test
Besides the lab, checking cholesterol levels can be done at home with a lot of cholesterol test equipment in the market. Cholesterol testing equipment, was first approved for public use in 1993. At that time, home cholesterol test tools only detect levels of total cholesterol. Now, the tool can detect LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, and glucose levels even in the blood.

In addition to practical and economical, cholesterol test equipment is also quite accurate produce data. Cholesterol testing device works by using a chemical analysis of blood, taken from a puncture in the finger to determine a person’s cholesterol levels. Generally it takes only a drop of blood for cholesterol test equipment use. The blood is then placed on the test strip and allowed for some time. In the short time measurement results can already be read by the test equipment.