Cholesterol

This substance acts as your friend when it is in control. Generally your body has 150 grams of cholesterol contributing to 0.2% of your whole body weight. This acts as a foe when it crosses this level. Excess of this molecule leads to heart ailments such as heart failure, heart attack or even coronary heart ailment. By considering its positive and negative sides it’s very difficult to conclude whether this substance remains a friend or foe in disguise.

It depends upon the rates of cholesterol flowing inside your body. So if you are having high cholesterol then it is your enemy whereas if it’s on the other side it’s your perfect friend for life.

What are the ways to lower your cholesterol level?

There are several ways to lower your cholesterol rate. For that you should consume only small amount of oily food, reduce the absorption of dairy including meat products and also practice regular exercises including bodily movements.

You can control the blood cholesterol levels by dropping the alcohol. You can increase HDL-cholesterol by exercise.

What are the types of cholesterol available?

There are two types available namely High Density Levels and Low Density Levels. It is better if you have upper density cholesterol than poorer density cholesterol because it may lead to certain heart as well as liver related ailments. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-cholesterol), when present in surplus may cause to atherosclerosis. High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-cholesterol) aids in transferring cholesterol as well as fat from the tissues to the liver to get broken down.

What are the factors that lead to cholesterol problems?

Cholesterol problems are usually genetic. Another main contributor for high cholesterol problem is your food. Saturated fat is the principal culprit along with lipid. Some of the additional factors are overweight, alcohol, age, gender and stress.

Belly fat is equally found in men and women and is most difficult to get rid of it. Not only it affects one’s appearance but also brings a lot of underlying problems such as elevated levels of cholesterol, type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure which may lead towards heart disease or stroke and triglycerides in the blood.

Causes of Belly Fat

Belly fat can be an outcome of various factors. Some of the major causes of belly fat are as follows:
Genetics

Apple-body and pear-body are the two body types. When and fat accumulated in the abdomen and middle portion, it forms apple-shaped body and it is common in most of the people. You are an easier victim of belly fat, if anyone of your parents has apple-shaped body. On the other hand, fat is stored in the lower parts of body in pear-shaped body.
Stress

Belly fat can be resulted in the consequences of stress, according to the researchers. Cortisol hormone is released, when anybody is under stress. Cortisol triggers the storage of fat around belly. Moreover, hunger is felt when we are stressed and we start eating which leads towards excess weight gain.

Improper Eating Habits and Indigestion

A lot many gastrointestinal problems are the outcomes of over-eating and improper digestion which may lead towards bloating and gases. The habit of late-night eating is can also disturb the proper digestion of food. In addition, going to bed right after taking meals increases the risk of fat accumulation around the abdominal area.

Slow Metabolic Rate

Slower metabolism allows less burning of calories and excess storage of fats around the belly.

Inactive Lifestyles and Lack of Exercises
If you are leading a lazy or inactive lifestyle, you should beware of that it can lead towards obesity and accumulation of fats around your belly.

Use of Alcohol

Alcohol increases obesity by slowing down the rate of metabolism. Furthermore the calories which are obtained by excessive alcoholism are often accumulated around abdomen.

Poor body Posture

Improper or poor posture of your body can lead you towards ‘pot belly’ or apple-shaped body.

Menopause

Due to hormonal changes many women tend to store fat around the belly after menopause. It is one of the major causes of belly fat in women.

Cures of Belly Fat or

Measures to Reduce Belly Fat

There are a number of steps which involve in the process of reducing belly fat. By acting upon these, you can cut your belly fat and become smart and healthy again.

Aerobics

Fat needs oxygen to burn and oxygen is the requirement of aerobics. So it is a best option to add 3 to 4 days of aerobics for at least 30 minutes in order to cut your belly fat. Once, you get adjusted with this routine, try to add more minutes in your aerobic workout. You will be surprised to see changes in your stomach and other areas of your body.

Balanced Food Choices to Lose Belly Fat

Choose some fat burning and metabolism boosting foods. Try to add more vegetables, fruits and fiber in your diet. A balanced and nutritional diet, which burn calories rapidly, by stimulating metabolic rate, should be adopted as a lifestyle in order to shed belly fat and lead a healthy and smart life.

Minimize Your Stress

As stress is one of the main causes of belly fat so, you should try to reduce your stress by exercises. Other good options are stretching   exercises, deep breathing exercises and relaxation therapy sessions.

Get Proper Sleeps at Night

In addition to the above, you should take proper sleeps at night which do not let the excessive insulin to be accumulated in abdominal area.

Abdominal Exercises

And last but not the least, you should focus on your abdominal muscles and adopt some good abdominal exercises in order to shed your belly fat off.

In the year 2006 sale rose about eight percent and which in 2007 declined to 3.8 percent but the worst increase was seen in 2008 that was just 1.3 percent.

The horrible picture came out when IMS health Inc, collected the annual data of the pharmaceutical industry. “Just 0.9 percent growth occurred in the dispensed prescription volume that was 2.8 and 4.6 in 07 and 2006 respectively, according to the previous IMS report.

IMS which predicted that the sale will go up in 2009 haven’t mentioned any forecast after analyzing the current situation. Lipid lowering agents that reduce the LDL and VLDL cholesterol and increase the number of HDL in the blood were on the top in sale with respect to volume, in 2008.

The runners up includes narcotic analgesic, anti-anxiety and two types of antihypertensive drugs called Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor and beta blockers. In terms of overall sale antipsychotic drugs were on the top.

The sale, in this year will face more declines if Obama Administration forces the pharmaceutical companies to reduce the price of their drugs, industry analysts said. U.S is the only developed country that doesn’t have any set up on price regulation of the prescription drug.

The gall bladder which is situated under the liver is a thin walled reservoir that stores bile. On an average, it stores about 40 to 50 ml of bile. For a normal healthy person, the liver secretes about 700 ml of bile each day. When the secreted bile is sufficient, then the excess bile is concentrated and is stored in the gall bladder.

The composition of the bile includes 40% cholic acid, 40% chenodeoxycholic acid, 2% lithocoholic acid and 18% deoxycholic acid. The occurrence of gallstone is very high in western countries when compared to the Asian countries. These stones when occurring usually do not show any symptom.

There are different types of gallstones. The biliary sludge occurs as a result of complicated intravenous feeding. The cause of this is due to the fact that the gall bladder does not contract in the absence of fat in the feeds. This process ultimately leads to the stagnation of the bile, then leading to precipitation of the sludge and hence to the formation of gallstone. The gallstones formed in the gall bladder may also contain bile pigments and calcium carbonate.

At times a pure stone of cholesterol can also occur. In normal conditions, the cholesterol, bile salts and other phospholiquids help in keeping the bile in liquid state. When the cholesterol precipitates in the bile, then gallstones are formed.

The precipitation of the cholesterol can occur due to the following reasons. The cholesterol precipitation can occur due to the increased concentration of cholesterol. In patients with the gallstone, the liver produces super saturated bile and the high calorie intake leads to further favors gallstones. The decreased concentration of the bile salts and phospholiquids can also lead to the gallstone formation.

Dietetic management for gallstone bladder

The gallstone usually occurs when there is a large intake of calorie in proportion of their protein intake. Therefore, minimum amounts of calorie should be taken in order to maintain a good health. Diets that are protein rich can also increase the concentration of the biliary cholesterol. For a normal diet, 60 to 80 g of proteins is sufficient.

The fats can be consumed as normal and should not be stopped mistakenly. There is no evidence that a low fat diet has any effect on the gallstone treatment and hence should not be avoided. The Chinese foods like fried rice and fried noodles should be avoided completely if they produce any discomfort. In most cases the diet is provided in such a way that the patient receives the normal amount of calorie with proportion to the proteins. Vitamins and other nutrients can be administered in the form of supplements.