Cholesterol, Salt and Statins 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? BiologyHealthy livingGCSEAQA Created by: LSmithCreated on: 26-03-14 09:26 What is cholesterol? A substance made in the liver 1 of 14 Where is cholesterol found? In the blood 2 of 14 What does the amount of cholesterol depend on? Diet and Inherited factors 3 of 14 High levels of cholesterol increase risk of... Disease in the heart and blood vessels 4 of 14 What are the 2 types of lipoprotein that carries cholesterol around the body? Low density (LDLs) and High density (HDLs) 5 of 14 LDLs are bad and can cause... Heart disease 6 of 14 HDLs are... good 7 of 14 Balancing these is important to having a _______ heart Healthy 8 of 14 Saturated fats _________ blood cholesterol levels Increase 9 of 14 Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats may help to... reduce blood cholesterol levels and to improve the balance between LDLs and HDLs 10 of 14 What can too much salt in a diet lead to? Increased blood pressure 11 of 14 Processed food contains a high proportion of... Fat and/or salt 12 of 14 Statins are a new group of drugs used to lower what? Blood cholesterol levels 13 of 14 What are potential problems of statins? They may encourage people to continue eating unhealthy foods rather than following a healthy diet to reduce their cholesterol 14 of 14
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