How to Deal with High Cholesterol: Causes, Diet, Exercise, and Drug Therapy

Causes of High Cholesterol (source: freepik)

Reporting from the Hot Liputan6.com channel on June 30 2023, the way to deal with high cholesterol is to avoid various risk factors. The following is a detailed explanation:

1. Pay attention to food selection and nutrition

The most important way to deal with high cholesterol is to pay attention to your diet. For this reason, we are advised to reduce our intake of total fat and saturated fat, and increase our intake of single and double chain unsaturated fats. Avoid cooking food by frying. As an alternative, process food by baking, boiling or steaming.

Apart from that, you should increase your consumption of foods high in fiber such as fruit and vegetables. You can also increase your consumption of fish and foods containing omega 3, such as avocado and nuts. Avoid foods that cause high cholesterol such as egg yolks, red meat, offal, full cream milk, cheese, etc.

2. Exercise regularly

Exercise can also be done as a way to deal with high cholesterol. This is because regular exercise can increase HDL levels, as well as prevent heart attacks. Do light exercise for at least 30 minutes a day, such as jogging, cycling, swimming or aerobics.

3. Drug Therapy

Usually this therapy is carried out after six weeks of non-drug therapy. The recommended types of dyslipidemia drugs are:

a. Golongan Statin: atorvastatin, pravastatin, simvastatin

b. Resins: cholestyramine, kolesevelam, colestipol

c. Fibric acid group: fenofibrate, gemfibrozil

d. Cholesterol absorption inhibitor: ezetimibe

Infographic of symptoms and causes of stroke. Source: Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia

2023-12-10 23:30:00
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