What causes High Cholesterol?

What causes High Cholesterol?


Below are a few of the reasons or medical conditions for having high cholesterol levels in the blood, 

  • Polycystic ovary syndrome

  • Pregnancy

  • Diabetes

  • Kidney disease

  • Underactive thyroid gland

  • Medicines such as certain birth control pills, diuretics, beta-blockers, and antidepressants. 

  • Obesity 

  • Sedentary lifestyle 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

What are the symptoms of gallbladder problems?

Image
  What are the symptoms of gallbladder problems? Though the symptoms of gallbladder problems vary from person to person, these are some of the common ones, Upper right/mid-abdomen pain Upper abdominal pain spreading to the right shoulder or back Abdominal pain after eating foods Jaundice Fever and Chills Purple poop and light brown pee Nausea and vomiting
Read more

Monkeypox Symptoms

Image
  Monkeypox Symptoms The most common monkeypox symptoms include fever, swollen lymph nodes, a rash that forms blisters, muscle pains, and swollen glands with many lesions at a particular place or all over the body. The exposure to monkeypox symptoms ranges from 5 to 21 days and the duration may last for 2 to 4 weeks. Monkey disease can affect anyone but is more in children, pregnant women, or people with less immunity.  Symptoms of Mpox Infection The monkeypox infection is divided into 2 stages: the invasion period, and the eruption period. Invasion period Inversive period of monkeypox virus ranges between 0 to 5 days from the onset of viral infection. The monkeypox symptoms in the invasion period are fever, intense headache, lymphadenopathy (swollen lymph nodes), back pain, myalgia (muscle pain), and intense asthenia (lack of energy). The characteristic feature of this period is lymphadenopathy that may appear similar to other diseases such as chickenpox, smallpox, and measle...
Read more

7 Day GM Diet Plan for Weight Loss

Image
  The GM Diet (General Motors Diet) is a 7 Day diet plan that promises to help you lose fat in 7 days. Learn more about the side effects and benefits of the GM Diet Plan What is a GM diet? GM Diet (General Motors Diet) is a diet in which you take fewer calories than your body needs to lose weight. This diet is divided into seven days of strict plan. You will not eat everything in a 7 days GM diet plan, just foods that are low in calories.  A 7 days GM diet plan is specifically designed for those who want to lose weight quickly. The 7 days GM diet plan is more challenging than a balanced diet. In a balanced diet, you can eat as many nutrients as you want except fat in a required amount. But in the GM diet plan, you must follow a strict diet that includes food with fewer calories. GM diet plan contains vegetables and fruits with a high water content that promote weight loss and are suitable for your body.  7 Day GM Diet Plan Chart for Weight Loss The GM Diet Plan focuses on...
Read more