2024-07-26 18:51:33
The third episode of ‘Myung-ui’, ‘Keep your cholesterol levels in check’, will be aired.
The era of living to be 100 has opened up thanks to the advancement of modern medicine! However, along with longevity, people are also suffering from various diseases.
presents six health tips to stay healthy until you are 100.
The third story, ‘Keep Your Cholesterol Levels’, introduces the appropriate cholesterol levels to avoid dyslipidemia (hyperlipidemia), which affects half of adults, and methods to maintain normal levels.
Dyslipidemia is a condition in which there is an excessive amount of lipid components in the blood, and among them, lowering LDL, so-called bad cholesterol, is most important in preventing cardiovascular disease.
The problem is that LDL cholesterol target levels vary depending on how many cardiovascular disease risk factors a person has, and many people don’t know their LDL cholesterol levels.
So what is the optimal cholesterol level to prevent cardiovascular disease and death, and how can we lower LDL cholesterol?
EBS introduces a solution to finding the right amount of cholesterol to live a healthy life until the age of 100 with Professor Lee Sang-yeol, an endocrinologist and metabolic medicine specialist.
Optimal LDL Cholesterol: Is It Different for Each Person?
Dyslipidemia is one of the three major chronic diseases, along with high blood pressure and diabetes! However, unlike blood pressure or blood sugar levels, there are many people who are indifferent to their cholesterol levels. The problem is that if LDL cholesterol, the main culprit of arteriosclerosis, is left untreated, complications such as stroke or heart disease can occur, threatening life.
So what are the normal ranges and treatment criteria for LDL cholesterol levels? Normally, if LDL cholesterol is over 160 mg/dL, it is diagnosed as dyslipidemia, but as the risk factors for cardiovascular disease increase, the LDL treatment criteria gradually decrease to 130, 100, 70, and 55 mg/dL. In the age of longevity, let’s check your appropriate cholesterol levels from a doctor to protect your health and life.
Twin Experiment: The Cholesterol Improvement Project, What’s the Results?
Dyslipidemia, which one in two adults suffers from! Active management is especially necessary before the age of 50. Men begin to become obese in their young and middle-aged years due to poor eating habits, and women may have problems with lipid metabolism due to a decrease in female hormones after menopause.
So how can we lower LDL cholesterol? To find out, a two-week cholesterol improvement project was conducted at Myeongui Hospital. The participants were a man in his late 40s who had neglected his LDL level despite it being 183, and twin sisters who were worried about the upcoming menopause. In the case of the twin sisters, they were born with the same genes as identical twins, but they had a whopping 20kg difference in weight. The older sister, who had significantly increased visceral fat due to the 20kg increase, suffered from dyslipidemia, and the younger sister was diagnosed for the first time that she needed to manage her cholesterol…
What changes would there be in their LDL levels after two weeks of improved eating habits and post-meal exercise? The doctor reveals the interesting results.
Kindergarten diet, the solution to lowering LDL
Professor Lee Sang-yeol, an authority on treating dyslipidemia, suggests the kindergarten diet as the top priority for finding the right cholesterol level! The kindergarten diet is a meal that includes all nutrients evenly, divided into three meals, and eaten slowly. It means to be faithful to the basics of eating learned in kindergarten, and this professor insists that patients practice the kindergarten diet before drug treatment. If the patient has just recently experienced high LDL, he emphasizes that they should first be treated through lifestyle improvement, and if lifestyle improvement does not lower LDL, they should practice the kindergarten diet along with drug treatment.
So what are the specific ways to practice the kindergarten diet? We will reveal the practical methods and effects of the kindergarten diet, which is suggested as a solution to lower LDL cholesterol.
On the 26th (Friday) at 9:55 PM, on the EBS 1TV broadcast, we will learn about appropriate cholesterol levels to protect our lives and health in the era of 100-year lifespan with Professor Lee Sang-yeol.
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2024-07-26 18:51:33