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Cholesterol-lowering Medications
Statins
With Rhonda Lawes
Prince Okai, [email protected]
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Cholesterol
Cholesterol part of all cell membranes
Needed to make
hormones
Needed to make
bile salts
Used in
the skin
Estrogen, progesterone,
or testosterone
Decrease evaporation of
water and absorption of
some water-soluble
compounds
Prince Okai, [email protected]
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Sources of Cholesterol
Dietary sources Made by cells in our bodies
(Exogenous) (Endogenous)
Intake of saturated fats causes
most significant increase
Primarily in the liver
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Prince Okai, [email protected]
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HDL vs. LDL
Type of
cholesterol
% of total
cholesterol
Function Atherosclerosis
LDL 60 70 % Delivers cholesterol
to tissues
Elevated levels =
increased risk of
atherosclerosis
HDL 20 30 % Carries cholesterol
from tissues back
to the liver
Elevated levels =
decreased risk of
atherosclerosis
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High blood
pressure
Elevated LDL
cholesterol
Smoking
Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis
LDL
Prince Okai, [email protected]
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A hardening and narrowing of the arteries caused by a build-up of plaque
What Is Atherosclerosis?