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Lowering Your Lipids

Lowering Your Lipids. Michelle Wright, RN. What is Cholesterol?. Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance found in every cell in the body. It is made by the liver and used to make hormones, Vitamin D and substance that help you digest foods.

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Lowering Your Lipids

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  1. Lowering Your Lipids Michelle Wright, RN

  2. What is Cholesterol? • Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance found in every cell in the body. It is made by the liver and used to make hormones, Vitamin D and substance that help you digest foods. • Total Cholesterol = HDL + LDL + (triglycerides ÷ 5)

  3. Lipoproteins • Cholesterol can’t dissolve in the blood, so it is carried to and from cells by transporters called lipoproteins. • The Good Guys: • High-density lipoproteins or HDL • The Bad Guys: • Low-density lipoproteins or LDL • Triglycerides

  4. Why is high cholesterol a problem? • Too much cholesterol can build up on the walls of your arteries. This is called plaque. Over time plaque can cause narrowing of the arteries. This is called atherosclerosis.

  5. Cholesterol Classifications

  6. Causes of High Cholesterol • What you eat • Saturated fats • Trans fats • Cholesterol from animals • Your weight • Tobacco use • Your activity • Heredity • Age and sex

  7. Dietary Tips for Lowering Cholesterol • Eat the Right Stuff: • Eat more fruits, veggies, whole grains, nuts and seeds. • Limit the Wrong Stuff: • Curb your intake of saturated fats and animal foods.

  8. Check Food Labels

  9. Add Fiber to Your Diet

  10. Omega-3 Fatty Acids • Found in cold water fish (wild salmon, canned tuna, pollock, mahi mahi) and Brussels sprouts, flaxseed, walnuts. • Benefits: • Reduces blood pressure • Reduces risk of developing blood clots

  11. Be Physically Active Walking for 30 minutes most days of the weekwill help raise HDL level and lower LDL level

  12. Get Your Cholesterol Checked Everyone 20 years of age or older should be screened for cholesterol at least once every five years

  13. Lowering Your Lipids • Goal: to decrease LDL cholesterol • Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) • Low fat (7% saturated), low cholesterol (200 mg) diet • Weight Management • Physical Activity • Drug Treatment • Statins - lowers LDL • Bile Acid Sequestrants - lowers LDL • Nicotinic Acid - lowers LDL & TRIG, raises HDL • Fibric Acids - lowers TRIG and raises HDL • Cholesterol Absorption Inhibitors - lowers LDL • Take medications as prescribed by your personal care provider.

  14. TLC Guide www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/chol/chol_tlc.pdf

  15. Quick Self Assessment

  16. How did you do?

  17. Questions?

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