Know Your Enemy

This category contains articles on the risk factors for heart disease: high cholesterol, high blood pressure, high A1C (diabetes), obesity, smoking and physical inactivity. Enjoy!

How to Lower LDL Cholesterol and Prevent Atherosclerosis As Part of Your Fitness Journey

https://youtu.be/HWCaoSd3LiI Why We Need Cholesterol   Our bodies need cholesterol to create cells and perform other functions. So, our body produces 75 to 80% of the cholesterol we need, and the other 20 to 25% comes from the foods we eat[1].   The main components of a cholesterol test are: HDL (good cholesterol), LDL (bad cholesterol) …

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