Mrs. Sneha use to feel tired doing household chores . She went to doctor . Doctor advised serum cholesterol test and the result was 280 mg/dl which is on higher side. As soon as u hear the term cholesterol , the thing that comes in our mind is, cholesterol is bad for our health and it causes heart problems. What is this cholesterol? What are it's types?What is normal range of cholesterol? How to check it's levels ? This is what this blog about. Cholesterol is a fat molecules present in the cell membrane . It is usually synthesised by our liver majorly and part of it comes from the food we take specially meat, diary , oily foods. Types of cholesterol: HDL( High Density Lipoprotein) or Good cholesterol : HDL carries the cholesterol in the blood to the liver where detoxification takes place and it is removed from our body. Normal levels : 60 mg/dl or above. LDL (Low Density Lipoprotein) or Bad cholesterol: LDL carries cholesterol to your cells. When the lev
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