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High cholesterol has already reached 77 million Brazilians, according to research

08/09/2012

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The country comes to its National Day to Combat Cholesterol with a sad mark: each year are 320,000 registered deaths from cardiovascular causes. The data are from the Brazilian Society of Cardiology (SBC), which promotes today, in all basic health units of the capital of the country, pressure measurements, distribution of leaflets and blood glucose tests, cholesterol and triglycerides, as well as guidance to the population. According to the accounts of the entity, 32% of deaths occur every year in Brazil due to the problem.

According to the Ministry of Health, 30% of the population has a high dose of cholesterol. SBC states that are about 77 million people with dyslipidemia (high incidence of substance in the blood). For the director of the Cardiovascular Health Promotion SBC, Carlos Alberto Machado, you need to raise awareness of the importance of frequent tests to check levels of cholesterol in the body.

- Those who show levels of total cholesterol above 200 mg / dl, or LDL (bad cholesterol) above 100 mg / dl and HDL (good cholesterol) below 40 mg / dl, are a warning sign that the medium term, health problems can occur. Our goal is to change the focus of health, curative to preventive - says Machado.

According to the booklet to be distributed today by SBC, the consumption of two tablespoons of olive oil per day in a salad, a glass of milk or yogurt (even for adults), a tomato, grape juice or soy and oats help to reduce rates of cholesterol and provide a healthier life. According to recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO), the daily intake of the substance must be less than 300mg for the general population and less than 200mg for people with a history of cardiovascular disease.

- The cases show that 75% of strokes are caused by obstruction of the neck arteries by cholesterol plaques. Another consequence of the accumulation of the substance is the formation of aneurysms. The arteries dilate and may rupture, causing bleeding, sometimes fatal - angiologist says Eduardo Favero and vascular surgeon, a member of the Brazilian College of Surgeons and the vascular surgery team at Hospital da Lagoa.

A survey conducted by the Outpatient Nutrition Clinic of the Institute Dante Pazzanese, a unit of Ministry of Health of São Paulo, is a warning to parents: about 30% of children and adolescents with a family history of heart disease have high total cholesterol. The study also showed that the total of 100 youths evaluated at the unit, aged between 5 and 17 years, 8% had an increased amount of LDL, while 45% had HDL levels below the amount needed.

- The increase in bad cholesterol and lowering good cholesterol is a cause of cardiovascular disease.
Therefore, awareness of the importance of adequate nutrition in childhood is essential for healthy growth - argues Cristiane Kovacs, nutritionist Dante Pazzanese State Hospital.



Source: Online Extra

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