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What We Know About Cholesterol?
The heart pumps blood through blood vessels called arteries and the blood carries vital oxygen with nutrients needed by tissues and organs throughout the body.
When cholesterol levels are above normal limits and stay high, some remnants of cholesterol are deposited in the arteries and through the years, they are hardened by a fatty substance called cholesterol plaque that accumulates on the walls of the arteries and reduces or blocks blood flow.
The organs supplied by these arteries are damaged because they can not get oxygen and nutrients needed by limiting blood flow through the arteries, so for example when blood flow to the brain is blocked, it causes a stroke or if the plaque completely blocks a coronary artery, is when we are in presence of a heart attack.
The cholesterol in the body comes from two sources, most of it is produced by the liver from various nutrients and especially saturated fat.
The liver produces almost all the cholesterol your body needs and the fact that all animals can make their own cholesterol, some of that cholesterol is incorporated into the human body by eating animal products.
These foods include meat, egg yolks, organ meats, whole milk and milk products, which when ingested cholesterol is absorbed by the intestine and is added to what the liver.
We also know that a diet high in saturated fat seems to increase the production of cholesterol in the body. Therefore, reducing dietary cholesterol and fat helps keep cholesterol levels in the blood within a healthy range.
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Healthy Teeth Can Prevent Heart Problems
According to studies by the University of London and the University of Connecticut, carefully brush teeth, floss regularly and have good treatments at the dentist not only will you have a perfect white smile, but also help to health of his blood and heart.
The researchers conducted a test of 120 patients with severe problems of periodontitis (disease caused by bacteria in the gums). These people were recommended to address this problem through an intense treatment that involved removing bacteria, plaque, and the extraction of teeth that could not be saved.
At first, the intensive treatment resulted in an inflammation of blood vessels and arteries, but after 6 months, those receiving the treatment showed improvements in many gums and operation of vessels. In this regard, Peter Weissberg, medical director of the British Heart Foundation argued that “it is known that people with heart problems because of malfunctioning valves can worsen their situation if they neglect their dental hygiene.
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