DO YOU THINK IT'S JUST FOOD THAT CAUSES HIGH CHOLESTEROL? YOU ARE WRONG! HERE BECAUSE

Raise your hand if you have never thought about the harmful effects on your figure and health, in particular for cholesterol, before a breakfast at the bar with brioche and cappuccino. The same when at the table in front of a nice carbonara or a juicy steak ... not to mention a delicious dessert at the end of the meal! In fact, we tend to believe that excess cholesterol, hypercholesterolemia, is exclusively linked to a diet rich in saturated fats. Yet it is not just food that is the "culprit" of the increase in blood cholesterol values. Its levels are in fact influenced only for about 20% by what we eat (its absorption); otherwise, cholesterol is synthesized by our body, mainly by the liver (synthesis).

In addition to absorption and synthesis, another leading factor in hypercholesterolemia problems is the oxidation of "bad" LDL cholesterol, caused by free radicals, which favors the formation of cells - called foamy - at the base of the development of plaque atherosclerotic on the walls of the vessels. The fact that the foods ingested are only minimally responsible, however, does not mean that we can consider ourselves "authorized" to consume large quantities of red meats, cheeses, eggs and cured meats, neglecting good cardiovascular prevention food practices.

The point, rather, is that a proper diet alone may not be enough to control the three mechanisms that together contribute to altering cholesterol levels.

Cholesterol “checkmate” in three steps

An answer to this problem and to the treatment of dyslipidemias, high concentrations of lipids in the blood, seems to come from the European Guidelines (ESC-EAS), which refer to some innovative strategies developed in recent years for specific dietary supplementation for this purpose.

The guidelines refer in particular to products containing:

phytosterols / phytostanols
monoclinic K, a natural statin found in fermented red rice

These substances are able, respectively, to reduce the absorption of cholesterol by up to 40% and inhibit its synthesis, reducing LDL levels by 31% and increasing HDL, "good" cholesterol by 20%. In line with these evidences, a revolutionary supplement should be considered highly strategic in controlling cholesterol Colesia® which combines the action of phytosterols and fermented red rice with that of a third component derived from olives, a phytochemical compound called hydroxytyrosol, effective against the oxidation of LDL. A triple combined effect that helps to defeat cholesterol and can therefore be crucial for restoring its correct values.

Hypercholesterolemia: a "female issue"?

Female hormones affect cholesterol: high estrogen levels lead to a decrease in "bad" cholesterol and a simultaneous increase in "good" cholesterol.

Menstrual cycle, pregnancy and birth control pills can lead to variations in the values, but it is with the marked change in the hormonal situation, typical of menopause, that the picture can vary significantly. If in childbearing age women enjoy natural cardiovascular protection, after the age of 50 the risk factors for heart attack and stroke become comparable to those of men, and in Italy, according to some estimates, about 40% of women in menopause would present a condition of hypercholesterolemia. In this age group it is therefore essential to have innovative products capable of acting synergistically, as well as on the absorption of cholesterol, also on the metabolic aspects of synthesis and oxidation.

In collaboration with Portal della Salute - TrigliceridieColesterolo.it

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