A healthy cholesterol level gives less chance of cardiovascular disease. In general, the following values apply. Total cholesterol is the healthiest between 5 and 5.5, LDL below 3 and the HDL above 1.5.
Healthy living:
The risk of cardiovascular disease is not only determined by the cholesterol level. Your lifestyle also influences this. Do you suffer from overweight, high blood pressure or are you a smoker? These are all risk factors. Through a healthy lifestyle you tackle a higher cholesterol level and you can regulate this.
A healthy lifestyle includes:
- Eat healthier: Eat less and use less saturated fat.
- Diets: Lower your fat level, especially belly fat.
- Exercise: Exercise at least 30 minutes a day, a pedometer is a good indication to keep track of whether at least 10,000 steps are achieved.
- Smoking: Stopping smoking, smoking is disastrous for the health of blood vessels.
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