Thursday, January 28, 2010

what is cholesterol and does it cause heart disease

what is cholesterol and does it cause heart disease?
or does high cholesterol gives you a higher chance of heart disease what diseases can you get from cholesterol can you give me a short summary of cholesterol, triglycerides, fatty acids, omega-3 i did Google everything but there was just too much information and it was confusing.. i only asked for a shorter summary
Heart Diseases - 3 Answers
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You know, there is a time when Yahoo answers is the only place to go, like if you can't find it anywhere else... this is not an appropriate time.
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Google each of those..you will get a much clearer understanding than if we tried to explain it to you..besides you learn far more and retain it better if you do your homework yourself..I will tell you it causes strokes and heart attacks..if it is not kept under control..
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nw lemme start with fatty acids.....fatty acids are long chain carboxylic acids like palmitic acid( C17H35COOH). triglycerides or more appropriately k/a triacylglycerols are compounds of fatty acids and glycerol.as the name says triacyl means 3 fatty acids+1 glycerol. cholesterol as the name suggests is a waxy steroid metabolite...remember one thing it is present in the cell membranes......and it is a very important component.... now if the cholesterol levels are higher in the body then they form cholesterol plaques in the blood vessels which are solidified by calcium.these are known as atherosclerotic plaques.they narrow the lumen and if located in the coronary vessels can lead to ischemic heart disease. thats ol i can say in short otherwise its a huge topic to discusss

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