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Slide 1 - Cholesterol Counts What you should know about your cholesterol
Slide 2 - Today We’ll Talk about… What cholesterol is Why worry about it Cholesterol tests Terminology Improving your numbers
Slide 3 - Cholesterol Is… A waxy, fat-like substance Found in all cell surfaces in our bodies Transported through our blood http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=512
Slide 4 - What Does Cholesterol Do? Insulates nerves Makes hormones that send signals between cells Helps with the digestion of fats
Slide 5 - Where Do We Get Cholesterol? Our bodies make all the cholesterol we need. We also get cholesterol from foods we eat.
Slide 6 - Blood Cholesterol Levels Increase By Eating These Products Animal products Meat Beef poultry, fish, etc. Dairy milk, eggs, cheese, yogurt, etc.
Slide 7 - Vegetable products contain: Saturated and Trans Fat Foods Vegetable shortening or hydrogenated fat Vegetable margarines Snack foods Cookies Crackers Frozen or other prepared foods Blood Cholesterol Levels Increase By Eating These Products
Slide 8 - Why Worry about Cholesterol? Blood cholesterol can stick to the sides of arteries. Blockages can form. It can lead to serious medical problems: Heart attack and Stroke. http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/1999/199_chol.html
Slide 9 - Do I Have High Cholesterol? A blood test can tell you your blood cholesterol levels.
Slide 10 - Who Should Be Tested? Anyone over the age of 20 At least every five years More often as determined by your doctor
Slide 11 - Words to Know HDL Good Cholesterol Carries cholesterol away from your arteries LDL Bad Cholesterol Builds up in arteries Triglycerides Fats Builds up in arteries http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=180
Slide 12 - What Does my Total Cholesterol Mean? 200-239 mg/dL http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=183
Slide 13 - HDL Cholesterol
Slide 14 - LDL Cholesterol
Slide 15 - Triglycerides
Slide 16 - Improving Your Levels Exercise Improved diet Maintain a healthy weight Quit smoking Possibly cholesterol drugs http://mayoclinic.com/health/high-blood-cholesterol/DS00178/DSECTION=9
Slide 17 - Diet Reduce your intake of fats and cholesterols. Increase your intake of fruits and vegetables. Add more fiber. Eat low-fat or fat-free dairy products. Avoid eating too many calories.
Slide 18 - Exercise 30 minutes a day 4+ times a week
Slide 19 - Cholesterol Drugs Talk to your doctor, and follow his/her advice.
Slide 20 - Questions? Educational programs of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age, or national origin. The Texas A&M University System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating