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Health See other Health Articles Title: Good cholesterol may up heart attacks risk Good cholesterol through abnormal performance can have nasty effects on body and increase the risk of heart attacks, a new study suggests. The study followed by the researchers at the Cleveland Clinic in the United States indicated that High-density lipoprotein (HDL) known as good cholesterol has complicated role in body. HDL normally benefits arteries to be clear and helps heart health, but the recent research unraveled that it could become abnormal and lead to blocked blood vessels, according to the paper published in the journal Nature Medicine. Analyzing of 627 patients revealed that occurring chemical change turn the normal HDL into the abnormal one. "In the artery walls it is acting very differently to in the circulation. It can become dysfunctional, and contributes to the development of heart disease," one of the researchers, Dr Stanley Hazen explained. While the evidence shows that having a high ratio of good to bad cholesterol is beneficial for health, people should keep their healthy diet. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or bad cholesterol is harmful because it is stored in the walls of arteries and induces hard plaques that can lead to blockages, resulting in heart attacks and stroke. Researchers believe that levels of abnormal HDL in the blood can be used to predict the risk of cardiovascular disease. "This interesting research pins down the exact chemical change that causes the 'good' HDL cholesterol to become bad and can allow scientists to monitor coronary artery disease more closely or even target the 'bad' HDL with drugs," said a senior research adviser for the British Heart Foundation Dr Shannon Amoils. FGP/FGP Comments hyden additional risk factors for heart disease are:1 Your fasting insulin level: Any meal or snack high in carbohydrates like fructose and refined grains generates a rapid rise in blood glucose and then insulin to compensate for the rise in blood sugar. The insulin released from eating too many carbs promotes fat and makes it more difficult for your body to shed excess weight, and excess fat, particularly around your belly, is one of the major contributors to heart disease 2 Your fasting blood sugar level: Studies have shown that people with a fasting blood sugar level of 100-125 mg/dl had a nearly 300 percent increase higher risk of having coronary heart disease than people with a level below 79 mg/dl. hyden Identifying Risk Factors for Heart DiseaseHeart disease is clearly one of the leading causes of death in the US, making it imperative for the vast majority of people to understand the risk factors in order to avoid becoming a statistic. However, total cholesterol will tell you virtually nothing about your disease risk, unless it's exceptionally elevated (above 330 or so, which would be suggestive of familial hypercholesterolemia, which, in my view, would be about the only time a cholesterol-reducing drug would be appropriate).Two ratios that are far better indicators of heart disease risk are:1, Your HDL/total cholesterol ratio: HDL percentage is a very potent heart disease risk factor. Just divide your HDL level by your total cholesterol. This percentage should ideally be above 24 percent. Below 10 percent, it's a significant indicator of risk for heart disease. 2 Your triglyceride/HDL ratios: This percentage should ideally be below 2 Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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