Cholesterol Cholestrol

How Cholesterol levels increases, how to make under control by Food.?

what is the cholestrol and what are the normal ranges for it, whats are the alarming factors with increase of its levels. is there some natural ways by food or excersize to bring it under control.

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1. decrease your intake of animal products -eat in moderation only. increase your fruit, vegetable, soy, and whole grain intake. don't forget to exercise. it's a life style change, so don't just change yourself -include the entire family.
2. Cholesterol gets in your body 2 ways. 1. manufactured in the liver 2. in food You can't really cut it down by eating low cholesterol food because your body thinks it has a natural level of cholesterold to maintain so it steps up production and you are back to the same level. You can burn it off by excercise and you can eat a low fat diet to maintain a good body shape which will reduce cholerstorol damage to the arteries combined with the overall effects of being fat. About normal ranges I will leave it to lots of other answerers who will want to give you their HDL/LDL good cholesterol/bad cholesterol lecture.
3. You can definitely decrease your cholesterol levels by changing your diet alone -- I did. Lots of people say that you should try for a total cholesterol under 200, but I think 150 is probably even better, because people can still have heart attacks between 150 and 200. Good foods to eat are: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes. Avoid cholesterol (only in animal products) and fats, especially saturated and trans fats. Exercise can help. The web site below has some other good information.