Types of Cholesterol and How to Keep it Under Control

Types of Cholesterol What is Cholesterol Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that’s found in all cells of the body. Your body needs cholesterol to make hormones, vitamin D, and substances that help to digest foods. Your body makes cholesterol it needs. Cholesterol doesn’t dissolve in the blood. Instead, it bonds to carriers called lipoproteins, which transport it between cells. Lipoproteins are made         Read More …

Benefit of Walking and Its 5 Different Types

Walking Walking is one of the easiest ways to add exercise to your day and to burn fat. The recommended amount of walking for weight loss is 60 minutes a day. Walking burns about 100 calories per mile for a 70 kg person. Brisk Walking Brisk walking means walking fast enough to make you feel slightly breathless but yet comfortable enough         Read More …

Cholesterol and Other Lipids: Essential Part of Balance Diet

cholesterol We are going to discuss one of the most important ingredients of our regular diet. Plenty of words used to explain the single word oil in our diet. Irrespective of the benefits of any food we eat, it is very important to have balanced diet. Anything which we intake too excess or avoiding them completely is harmful to health. It         Read More …

Balanced Diet: Add Good Fat in Your Diet for Healthy Life

Balanced diet Fats are an important part of your balanced diet and some are very important for your good health. Knowing the difference between good and bad fat can help you avoid zero fat diets. Eating fat in moderation will help you maintain good health. Make a habit of reading nutrition labels before purchasing foods. Carbohydrates (from sugars, refined grains etc) are         Read More …

Hyperlipidemia: Meaning, Diagnosis and Overview

Cholesterol is a fatty substance known as a lipid and is vital for the normal functioning of the body. It is mainly made by the liver but can also be found in some foods we eat. Having an excessively high level of lipids in your blood (hyperlipidaemia) can have an effect on your health. It is also known as hyperlipoproteinemia, hyperlipidaemia, high cholesterol.Based on pattern of lipoproteins, it is of different types like hyperlipoproteinemia Type I, II, III, IV, V.