Cholesterol - Don't Panic Just Yet - You Can Have Complete Control Over Your Cholesterol

Did you know that the study of cholesterol is actually aOnce more extensive research was done; the term
relatively recent idea? Cholesterol is a natural functioncholesterol was founded as the major contributor to
of the human body and a 1951 government studythe buildup of plaque and risk of heart disease. Using
illustrates just how it affects us today.this research, it has been shown through more recent
That study was conducted in Korea by pathologistsstudies that there is a 2 percent decrease in the risk
sent from the Pentagon and revealed astonishingof a heart attack for every 1 percent drop in
results to the medical community of that time. Theycholesterol levels in the human body.
autopsied 2,000 soldiers that had lost their lives duringAfter this study and many others, the risk of
the war effort, finding that over ¾ of their arterycholesterol related heart diseases has exploded! In
walls were covered with yellow deposits of2002 alone, around 1/3 of American adults have been
atherosclerotic plaque.told to seek medical advice after discovering they had
Now normally no one under 35 dies of coronary hearthigh blood cholesterol levels, and the numbers are only
disease, don't forget this study was done in 1951!growing.
Needless to say, these soldiers had an average ageDon't panic just yet; the good news is you can have
of 21, obviously challenging the assumption that suchcomplete control over this problem!
artery clogging deposits were only prevalent in olderIt is possible to master this problem yourself and that
men.puts the power back in your hand so you can live a
Understandably, the medical community was shockedhealthy lifestyle. Take a closer look at cholesterol, its
by the results of the army pathologists. This studycauses, and effects and what you can do to reverse
gave doctors a much more specific idea of how earlythe negative impact it can have on your personal
the process of heart disease could begin.health.