Best Doctors for High Cholesterol Treatment in North T.t.nagar, Bhopal

High cholesterol refers to the increased lipid content in the blood and is also known as hyperlipidemia. High cholesterol can also be elaborated as an increase in bad cholesterol or a decrease in good cholesterol. Bad cholesterol is called as low density lipoprotein (LDL) and good cholesterol refers to high density lipoprotein (HDL). The major factors causing high cholesterol include dietary factors, smoking and tobacco use, alcohol consumption, stress and lack of physical activity. A medical conditions also lead to high cholesterol including chronic kidney disease, lupus, HIV, thyroid disease, PCOS and diabetes mellitus. High cholesterol, if left untreated, is responsible for causing other diseases in the body such as peripheral artery disease, carotid artery disease, stroke, coronary artery disease, atherosclerosis and high blood pressure. The treatment plan to deal with high cholesterol levels in the body includes eating less saturated fat, making lifestyle changes, taking medication to keep the cholesterol levels under control and also to treat the underlying factors causing it.