Cholesterol and health

In same time, the physical-activity is also of the responsibility for all and it is necessary to redefine today the priorities to work out Cholesterol: the good, the bad one and the normal one Cholesterol Cholesterol has often bad press, which to a certain extent is amply justified, because an high rate of bad cholesterol in blood constitutes a major risk factor of cardiovascular disease. Practices of balanced life and a food mode can contribute to reduce the cardiovascular disease risk, but it should not be forgotten that cholesterol also plays a vital part in health.

Cholesterol is a waxy substance which, following the example greases and oils, belongs to the family of the lipids. It is essential with all the cells of our body and plays a particular part in the formation of the cells of the brain, the nervous cells and certain hormones. Even if some food contains cholesterol, the majority of cholesterol present in our organization is secreted by the liver.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), total cholesterol average rates of Europeans of male sex fluctuate between 4,5 mmol/l (millimoles per liter) in Turkey and 6,2 mmol/l in Serbia and in Montenegro, whereas at the European ones, they vary between 4,6 mmol/l in Turkey and 6,1 mmol/l in Norvège1. At the majority of the human subjects, the total cholesterol rate recommended must be lower than 5,0 mmol/l, but for the people who present a cardiovascular disease, whatever her gravity, the rate recommended must be lower than 4,5 mmol/l2.