Low cholesterol: what diseases can signal and how to protect the body, explained the doctor

Many people believe that cholesterol is only harmful to the body. But that's not quite the case. What can signal low cholesterol and how to normalize it, said the Russian doctor Natalia Shindryaeva, writes sb.by.

According to the doctor, cholesterol can decrease due to liver disease, taking various drugs. Even if, according to the results of ultrasound, the state of the vessels remains normal, any borderline values of lipoproteins require immediate attention to liver health.

- Here we return to nutrition, remove trans fats from the menu, minimize irritating food, and, if necessary, support the liver by taking hepatoprotectors and metabolic drugs, the doctor noted.

Special attention was paid to overweight and hidden visceral fat, accumulating in the abdominal wall. Fat tissue is not just a cosmetic defect, but a hormonally active organ that produces biologically active substances that destroy the vascular wall. In addition, the growth of fat deposits lengthens the vascular bed: the heart has to pump blood along a much longer length of capillaries, which repeatedly increases the load on it and accelerates atherosclerotic processes.

In conclusion, the doctor recalled the importance of regular monitoring: the best way to notice a failure in the lipid profile in time is an annual medical examination, including all basic studies on age and sex.

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