Battling to cut cholesterol and get fighting fit - fast

When my GP telephoned me last month to tell me I had shockingly high cholesterol levels, I did what any normal woman would do.

I burst into tears and immediately ate a family-sized Toblerone bar. As I crammed it, joylessly, into my mouth, I felt a bit sick (obviously). But I kept on going. It wasn?t the smartest of moves, but, in my defence, it did mark a personal watershed. As I surveyed the crumple of silver foil, I swore it would be the last time I binged on the sort of high-fat, high-sugar foods that could, quite literally, kill me.

I could tell by the tone of my doctor?s voice that my condition was serious.

Cholesterol is a fatty substance found in the blood that is essential for all body functions. But too much increases the risk of heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular disease, making high cholesterol a silent epidemic in the Western world.

An ideal cholesterol level would be a total that is below 5 mmol/l - the lower the better. The UK average is a slightly elevated 5.4 and anything above is deemed high. A measurement of seven or above would usually result in cholesterol-lowering drugs, known as statins, being prescribed as a matter of clinical urgency.

Source: http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/568409/s/1adcaccb/l/0L0Stelegraph0O0Chealth0C89464540CBattling0Eto0Ecut0Echolesterol0Eand0Eget0Efighting0Efit0Efast0Bhtml/story01.htm

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