People believe that high cholesterol levels can lead to heart diseases and early death. More than 13 million Americans and almost every man over 60 use statin drugs to lower LDL cholesterol. One research publish in April 2015 from Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism shows that high cholesterol is useful as you are getting older. This research was conducted in Japan, and shows that people with high cholesterol level nave low death rate from heart disease. “As informed by most Japanese epidemiological studies of the general population, mortality goes down with higher total or low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels.
What is cholesterol?
Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that is important for our body. It is a fat-soluble nutrient. Cholesterol is recognized to lead to atherosclerosis, and it is also responsible for many vital functions in our body. Our brain cannot work without cholesterol. Also it is important for creating of steroid hormones. It can reduce stress and may be a treatment for MS, because the body needs cholesterol to form myelin cover that defends the nerves.
Cholesterol is a part of the makeup of the cell membrane, and that’s why it is needed by every cell. Cholesterol allows connections between the numerous chemicals that cooperate with one another. If you don’t have cholesterol than your body can’t make bile acid, which leads to poor digestion. Also estrogen and testosterone are made with the help of cholesterol. Even cholesterol has been used for creating vitamin D. Also the brain cells need cholesterol.
People with genetic deficiency in cholesterol have Smith-Lemli-Opitz, a disease known as SLOS. This is a recessive disease, booth parents should have the diseases to pass on to their children. People with low cholesterol have vision problems, autism, low immunity and increased infections, and bad digestion as well. Those who are born without capability to make cholesterol can have physical deformities in their feet, internal organs or hands.
Diabetes and cholesterol
People who suffer from diabetes have more bad cholesterol than the good one. This can be reason for heart diseases. This condition is called diabetic dyslipidemia. So along with heart disease, diabetics are disposed to atherosclerosis, where the arteries become blocked with fat, damaging blood flow and blocking blood vessels. Diabetics need to be aware of their cholesterol level and take care of their diets because insulin resistance is also connected with diabetic dyslipidemia.
Why is cholesterol important?
New research has shown that cholesterol links with sulfur in the body to create cholesterol sulfate. This weakens the blood, and it might be that this permits the body to store electrons and lower the pulse when walking shoeless. Because of this, cholesterol sulfate has been demonstrated as a conceivable treatment for decreasing heart illness.
Where is cholesterol found in foods?
We can find cholesterol in mono-unsaturated fatty acids, or MUFAs. Foods that have polyunsaturated fatty acids, PUFAs, have negative impact on your body and heart health. Foods that have healthy fats are usually from the vegetarian kingdom, like vegetable oils.