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Most people are mindful of the risks that being over weight presents. Many of us have received information about how overweight adversely affects health. Much of the information about overweight and poor health traditionally revolves about the danger to internal organs. And when we discuss internal bodily functions, one of the major risks in being over weight is the occurrence of high cholesterol.

Cholesterol is a major part of adipose in the blood. It is transported by proteins, one type of which are called LDL, or low-density lipoproteins. Low-density lipoproteins are commonly known as bad cholesterol due to its correlation with blood vessel disorders. The more bad cholesterol you have in your blood, the more you at risk of getting cardiovascular diseases, such as cardiac illnesses and cerebrovascular accident.

You may have gotten bad cholesterol from your parents; however, eating the wrong kinds of food is the more probable cause for getting the disorder. Those who consume foods which are high in saturated fat tend to have more bad cholesterol compared to those who eat a modest quantity of saturated fats. Despite the fact that having excess weight does not automatically mean you get it from fatty foods, after a while continuous consumption of these foods will result to weight gain. And whether diet is the main culprit or not, people who are overweight generally have higher levels of LDL than non-overweight people.

Those who are overweight normally do not have sufficient high-density lipoproteins (HDL), commonly known as good cholesterol, and their triglycerides are usually plenty. They may also have an abundance of bad cholesterol. Furthermore, obesity increases the risk for high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes, which are associated with heart disease.

Those who are overweight are recommended to receive cholesterol screening, which includes following dietary guidelines, increasing physical activity and the use of cholesterol busting medication.

Losing weight if you are overweight can help lower LDL and is especially important for those with a cluster of risk factors that includes high triglyceride and/or low HDL levels, and being overweight with a large waist measurement (more than 40 inches for men and more than 35 inches for women).

Lose weight, if you need to. Lost weight of even 5 to 10 pounds can decrease cholesterol and triglycerides. Losing weight can also help lower your blood pressure.

Daily exercise is advised to everybody. It can help raise HDL and lower LDL and is especially important for those with high triglyceride and/or low HDL levels.

Body mass is governed by what you eat and your way of life. High body weight is very likely to be a problem for your cardiovascular system only when your body fat percentage is well above an acceptable level; 32 percent for women and 25 percent for men.

Increasing your body weight with muscle mass through body building and bulking up with protein may not cause a cholesterol problem, provided that those proteins are lean.

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