Why could high cholesterol levels be considered a health risk?

Your body needs cholesterol to build healthy cells, but high levels of cholesterol can increase your risk of heart disease. With high cholesterol, you can develop fatty deposits in your blood vessels. Eventually, these deposits grow, making it difficult for enough blood to flow through your arteries.

How does cholesterol affect diabetes?

If you have both diabetes and high cholesterol, you’re not alone. The American Heart Association (AHA) states that diabetes often lowers HDL (good) cholesterol levels and raises triglycerides and LDL (bad) cholesterol levels. Both of these increase the risk for heart disease and stroke.

What are the effects of low cholesterol?

Although the risks are rare, very low levels of LDL cholesterol may be associated with an increased risk of:

• Cancer.
• Hemorrhagic stroke.
• Depression.
• Anxiety.
• Preterm birth and low birth weight if your cholesterol is low while you’re pregnant.

Does Type 1 diabetes cause high cholesterol?

People with type 1 diabetes who have their blood sugar under control usually have normal levels of cholesterol. If they’re overweight or have obesity, though, they’re more likely to have high cholesterol. But that’s true for people without type 1 diabetes, too.

What medical conditions cause high cholesterol?

Health conditions known to increase cholesterol levels include:

• Diabetes (insufficient production of the hormone insulin)
• Obesity.
• Kidney disease.
• Cushing syndrome (an excess production of hormones)
• Hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid)
• Liver diseases including cirrhosis and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.
• Alcoholism.

What has the biggest effect on cholesterol?

The biggest influence on blood cholesterol level is the mix of fats and carbohydrates in your diet—not the amount of cholesterol you eat from food.

Does lowering blood sugar lower cholesterol?

Diets high in sugar make your liver synthesize more “bad” LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol. A sugary diet lowers your “good” HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol. Excess sugar profoundly raises your triglycerides (a type of blood fat).

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