Tips to Avoid Cholesterol Problems while Working at Home

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Working at home might reduce the risk of contracting Covid-19. However, most people become less mobile. Without realizing it, this condition causes not only weight gain but also the risk of developing dyslipidemia and other diseases as a result cholesterol.

Fridolin Seto Pandu, Manager of Medical Underwriters at Sequis, said that high cholesterol does not only have the potential to attack overweight groups as well as lean people. That’s why he advised the public to do medical check-up, especially those over 25 years of age.

With medical check-up, we can find out the level of fat in the body, that is low density lipoprotein (LDL), high density lipoprotein (HDL), triglycerides, and total cholesterol levels (the accumulation of the three types of cholesterol).

“Body fat or thin cannot be used as a benchmark free of cholesterol because what is often called high cholesterol is an imbalance between good cholesterol and bad cholesterol. This disease is called dyslipidemia and is mostly caused by lifestyle which is not healthy, “he said.

Dyslipidemia or fat metabolism disorder characterized by an increase or decrease in the type of fat in the blood plasma. The main types of fat disorders are increased levels of total cholesterol, LDL, triglycerides, and decreased HDL levels.

Unfortunately, these often cause no symptoms. Especially if the posture looks thin and proportional, so it is more difficult to detect it early if it is not routine checks.

Meanwhile, LDL is cholesterol that can accumulate in the blood vessels, making the ducts narrow. This condition can increase the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke.

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Triglycerides are rates fat that comes from burning unused calories. When we eat, our bodies receive calories and are used for bodily activities. Unused calories are converted into triglycerides and stored in fat cells. Threshold high low, normal 500 mg / DL.

Meanwhile, total cholesterol is the total amount of cholesterol in the body. Its consistency is similar to fat or wax and can be found in all cells in the body in sufficient quantities, functions for cell regeneration, hormone production, forming vitamin D, and in the digestive process. The ideal normal cholesterol limit is 240 mg / DL.

According to him, to avoid this disease it is necessary to adopt a healthy lifestyle, including avoiding foods that contain high cholesterol such as fast food, fried foods, processed meats such as sausages and chicken nuggets, seafood, offal, milk. full cream, and foods that are coconut milk, do not smoke, and reduce alcohol.

“You should also regularly do physical activity and exercise and get enough rest. Meanwhile, treatment is carried out in response to the results of medical examinations to minimize the potential for the spread of the disease to efforts to return to normal, “he said.

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