Cholesterol is a lipid that is produced in the liver, essential for the proper functioning of the body. Not good, not bad. It is the excess that is undesirable. When the total cholesterol level is high, the risk of suffering alterations in the blood vessels, including the heart increases. According to the latest statistics, high cholesterol is responsible for 60% of cardiovascular diseases, the leading cause of death in our country and in the world.
According to the latest statistics, 28% of affected by high cholesterol population age is between 18-50 years old and 37% over 50. While the highest concentration of high cholesterol is for adults above 50 years, the problem must be addressed much earlier because there are are cases in children and adolescents, including babies, influenced by the mother, that have high cholesterol since the womb. It is scientifically proved that daily consumption of an adequate amount of phytosterols, along with a healthy lifestyle, helps lower effectively cholesterol.
It is an educational exhibition aimed to raise community awareness about the risks that have high cholesterol in our body and promote consultation and regular medical checkups by providing up-to-date information about cholesterol, demystify it, make it simple to understand. You will know how cholesterol builds up hurting the proper functioning of the arteries, the relationship between cholesterol and heart disease, the risk factors, the ideal cholesterol levels for men and women, how to improve your numbers naturally. All educational action that seeks to inform about a social problem is very helpful to help solve it. It is necessary to motivate people to know their values of pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol and encourage improvement with healthy eating, exercise and regular medical checkups.