Although cholesterol is useful for the formation of cell membranes and hormone production, but the amount should not be excessive. Excessive amount of bad cholesterol can block blood flow to the brain, causing stroke. Bad cholesterol is also a potential trigger coronary heart disease.
Cholesterol is a measure of fat in the blood. LDL (low density lipoprotein) is a type of bad cholesterol that can lead to blockage of blood vessels causing heart disease and stroke. Healthy conditions, LDL less than 150 mg / dl.
Meanwhile, HDL (high density lipoprotein) is a good type of cholesterol that helps remove LDL from the artery. It would be better if the body has a lot of good cholesterol. Try HDL no less than 40 mg / dl. The best conditions are more than 60 mg / dl.
Preventing high cholesterol can be done with the consumption of healthy foods. One is an apple. This fruit nutrient content which is beneficial fiber. Apple has two kinds of fiber. There can not be digested by the body (insoluble fiber) and nothing can digest (soluble fiber). The dominant types of soluble fiber in apples is pectin, its content reaches 81%.
Insoluble fiber efficacious prevent cancer, soluble fiber helps lower blood cholesterol levels. The existence of pectin to make cholesterol from food (such as meat, milk, eggs) can not 'walk' to the lining of blood vessels.
Pectin will bind cholesterol and make it stay within the intestines and cholesterol will be removed from the body through feces.
Only by eating 1 apple per day, you already get 20% of fiber that the body needs. Besides apples, the consumption of red wine, carrots, and soybeans also efeketif prevent high cholesterol.
