What are the Normal and dangers cholestrol levels
Normal cholesterol levels
The amount of cholesterol in human blood can vary from 3.6 mmol/liter to 7.8 mmol/liter. The Government of Alberta in Canada says that any reading over 6 mmol/liter is high and will significantly raise the risk of arterial disease beauty.
Below is a list of cholesterol levels and how most doctors would categorize them in mg/dl (milligrams/deciliter) and 5mmol/liter (millimoles/liter).
Desirable - Less than 200 mg/dL.
Bordeline high - 200 to 239 mg/dL.
High - 240 mg/dL and above.
Optimum level: less than 5mmol/liter.
Mildly high cholesterol level: between 5 to 6.4mmol/liter.
Moderately high cholesterol level: between 6.5 to 7.8mmol/liter.
Very high cholesterol level: above 7.8mmol/liter.
Dangers of high cholesterol levels beauty
High cholesterol levels can cause:
Atherosclerosis - narrowing of the arteries.
Higher coronary heart disease risk - an abnormality of the arteries that supply blood and oxygen to the heart beauty.
Heart attack - occurs when the supply of blood and oxygen to an area of heart muscle is blocked, usually by a clot in a coronary artery. This causes your heart muscle to die.
Angina - chest pain or discomfort that occurs when your heart muscle does not get enough blood.
Stroke and mini-stroke beauty - occurs when a blood clot blocks an artery or vein, interrupting the flow to an area of the brain. Can also occur when a blood vessel breaks. Brain cells begin to die.
If both blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels are high, the risk of developing coronary heart disease rises significantly.