Awareness campaigns for a balanced diet are not unnecessary. The proof, the French have a rate of cholesterol much lower than in 2000, suggests a study presented on the occasion of the International Biology Days in Paris, relayed by The Parisian. This decrease mainly benefits men: the cholesterol level of men aged 40 to 49 fell from 2.4 g / l in 2000 to nearly 2.1 g / l in 2010.
In women, the decrease is less significant with a decrease from 2.1 g / l in 2000 to 2 g / l in 2010.
To arrive at this observation, French researchers studied the biological analyzes of nearly 110,000 patients between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2010. Why this decrease? According to scientists, the French would eat less and less fat, sweet and alcoholic.
Manage your cholesterol
Lipid essential to our body, cholesterol fulfills several roles: it allows the synthesis of vitamin D, essential for the fixation of calcium on the bones. It is used in the manufacture of the membrane of cells. This fat is also involved in the synthesis of sex hormones. >> Also read our report “Detecting symptoms and understanding cholesterol levels”.
However, cholesterol becomes unhealthy if its concentration exceeds 2.5 grams per liter. A diet too rich in fats of animal origin (dairy products, meat, cold cuts, offal, egg yolk) increases the cholesterol present in our arteries. There is a good and bad cholesterol.
People with an excessively high cholesterol level are more exposed to cardiovascular diseases (heart attack, stroke). Lowering your cholesterol level requires you to review your diet by avoiding bad fats. This is to limit the intake of saturated fatty acids from polyunsaturated fatty acids. It is also recommended to consume more fiber >> More info on cholesterol-lowering foods and recipes.
There are also cholesterol-lowering drug treatments that can be prescribed by your doctor. >> To read also: “Cholesterol 6 truths about the treatments”.
