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Our ham, for its high content of oleic acid (greater than 51.5%) increases high density lipoprotein (HDL) and lowers low density lipoprotein (LDL).

The overall proportion of unsaturated fatty acids in the fat of Iberian pig cured is greater than 75%, which makes it the most “heart healthy” of all known animal fats.

The Iberian ham is a complete source of vitamins, giving B1, B6, B12 and folic acid, which is very beneficial for the nervous system and proper brain function. It is also rich in minerals essential for bone and cartilage so helping to prevent diseases related to them.

The unsaturated fatty acid that consumed of acorns diet is over 75% making it the most “cardiohealthy” of all animal fats; it is even healthier than some fats of plant origin.

If you’re wondering what ham is deliciously good and healthy, that could be Jamon Iberico. Aside from pleasuring yourself to a mouth watering taste and craving aroma, this ham is a very nourishing food and has its extraordinary properties that could help in health preservation.

More than half people in America has great chance from suffering high cholesterol, this is because they unhealthy life style and lack of exercise. High blood cholesterol level people often find in a big city, where the people cannot find their free time to do exercise of eating healthy food.

Our body needs HDL cholesterol to stay healthy and you have to always make sure that you have low amount of LDL cholesterol. Food that contains with saturated fat and oils like butter might have a great taste and everyone love is, but you have to wait until it blocked your blood circulation and causing heart attack in the future. There are some food choices that you have to cut from your diets, such as chicken skin, egg yolks and organ meats. Chicken skin has lots of fat and it is bad for your heart.

It is a best decision to visit your doctor and check the cholesterol level of your body, after finding out the result, then you should maintain the way you life. If you are busy worker and you dealing with stress on your working place, then you should taking a break from your daily job routine, this is because when you stress out, you tend to eat unhealthy food.

Cholesterol is the main sterol in the human body and precursor of all other steroids body. It is part of cell membranes, lipoproteins, bile acids and steroid hormones.

Cholesterol is an important constituent of gallstones, but its main pathological feature, is for the production of atherosclerosis of vital arteries, causing heart disease, stroke and peripheral vascular disease.

The origin of cholesterol in the body has two sources: external and produced by the body itself. Because the body can produce its own cholesterol, the possibility exists that people who do not consume cholesterol, high blood levels have to have a genetic-metabolic disorder that leads to this elevation. Read the rest of this entry »

Low density lipoprotein or LDL containing 47% cholesterol. Form of VLDL triglycerides and lose that free protein. Are the main transporter of cholesterol to tissues. LDL can be oxidized becoming harmful agents capable of initiating the atherosclerotic lesion.

Therefore, high levels of LDL are inconvenient in that it represents a higher probability of generating potentially harmful oxidized LDL particles.

High density lipoprotein HDL, contain proportionately more protein, 50% and 19% mostly esterified cholesterol. Are heterogeneous, several subclasses have been described, according to their density and protein composition. They are formed in the liver and intestine as small particles, rich in proteins, which contain relatively little cholesterol. Read the rest of this entry »

High concentrations of HDL cholesterol in plasma are associated
a lower risk of coronary atherosclerosis. Conversely,
high levels of LDL cholesterol and triglycerides are
biological markers of increased cardiovascular risk.

Not all that glitters is not gold, goes the saying. Not all cholesterol is bad, is cooperation could add. In fact, no different cholesterols, neither good nor bad, it is the same molecule that is essential for life.

What makes it different is the type of lipoprotein is transported in the body, which is carried by particles of low density lipoprotein LDL in the circulation, is associated with increased risk of atherosclerosis and is often called “bad” cholesterol . In contrast, the cholesterol carried by particles of high density lipoprotein HDL in the bloodstream are associated with lower risk of atherosclerosis and is often called “good” cholesterol. Read the rest of this entry »

At normal levels, cholesterol is not bad. On the contrary, is an essential raw material used by the body to build cell walls and produce hormones such as estrogen and testosterone.

The body produces its own supply of cholesterol in the liver and occurs naturally in all animal products (meat, eggs, milk and cheese). A problem arises only when the body can not use or remove excess supply and face high level of blood cholesterol.

Cholesterol is classified as a lipid. Travels through the bloodstream bound to proteins, forming complexes called lipoprotein. There are two main types of lipoprotein: low density lipoprotein (LDL), commonly known as “bad” cholesterol and high density lipoprotein (HDL) often called good cholesterol. Read the rest of this entry »