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if i have high cholesterol and now i start to watch my diet, do i still have a chance of getting heart disease


if i have high cholesterol and now i start to watch my diet, do i still have a chance of getting heart disease?

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1 :
Depends on how successful you will be, and the presence of other risks for heart disease. The more risks are present the lower you would want your cholesterol (LDL and TG's) Risks: smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure, family history of heart disease or stroke, obesity. Good Luck, you can beat it if you try.
2 :
It's good to start your dietary changes, but I also recommend you to be strong and always with good willing even though you'll pass some moments when you'd like to say "stop" . Never surrender and be strong. With the right strategies, your chances of getting heart disease will be diminished. It's not sure if the risk could be zero, since zero risk of getting heart disease is hardly to get. Once again good luck!
3 :
I will offer you three different stories regarding cholesterol and heart attack; 1) The well known version: American Heart Association's Scientific Position : Cholesterol is a soft, waxy substance found among the lipids (fats) in the bloodstream and in all your body's cells. It's an important part of a healthy body because it's used to form cell membranes, some hormones and is needed for other functions. But a high level of cholesterol in the blood — hypercholesterolemia — is a major risk factor for coronary heart disease, which leads to heart attack. http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4488 2) The other version: A new national study has shown that nearly 75 percent of patients hospitalized for a heart attack had cholesterol levels that would indicate they were not at high risk for a cardiovascular event, based on current national cholesterol guidelines. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090112130653.htm 3) This pertains to your question: CONCLUSIONS--Lowering serum cholesterol concentrations does not reduce mortality and is unlikely to prevent coronary heart disease. Claims of the opposite are based on preferential citation of supportive trials. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1882525/ I rest my case



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