Cholesterol is a waxy-looking fat present in all the cells of your body. Your body needs some cholesterol to make hormones, vitamin D and substances that help you digest foods. Your body makes all the cholesterol it needs. There are two types of cholesterol – Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL) ie bad cholesterol and High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL) ie good cholesterol. Due to the increase of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) i.e. bad cholesterol, problems like heart attack and stroke can be faced. Talking about good cholesterol, it is considered very important for our body. Good cholesterol (HDL) helps in reducing the accumulation of fat in the blood and keeps our arteries clean so that blood can flow properly to the heart.
Doctors can measure HDL, LDL, and total cholesterol levels. In such a situation, we should know that according to age, the amount of cholesterol in our body should be
According to the report of Medical News Today, the total cholesterol in the body of the youth till the age of 19 years should be less than 170mg/dl. Their non-HDL should be less than 120 mg/dl and LDL should be less than 100 mg/dl. Whereas, HDL should be more than 45 mg/dl.
The total cholesterol level of the body of men above 20 years of age should be between 125–200 mg/dl. Whereas, the non-HDL level should be less than 130 mg/dl and the LDL level should be less than 100 mg/dl. At the same time, it is necessary to have an HDL level of 40 mg/dl or more.
The total cholesterol in the body of women above 20 years of age should be between 125–200 mg/dl. In addition, the non-HDL level should be less than 130 mg/dl and the LDL level should be less than 100 mg/dl. While the HDL level should be 50 mg/dl or more. It is very important to maintain the cholesterol level in balance because the risk of heart-related diseases also increases when the cholesterol level deteriorates.
