High Cholesterol Diet: What to Eat and Avoid

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsWhat to Eat for High CholesterolCooking TipsWhat Times to EatDurationLifestyle ModificationsConsiderationsFrequently Asked Questions Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents What to Eat for High Cholesterol Cooking Tips What Times to Eat Duration Lifestyle Modifications Considerations Frequently Asked Questions Knowingwhat to eat for high cholesterol(hypercholesteremia) is important for your heart health. A high cholesterol diet is specifically designed to lower your cholesterol levels....

January 17, 2025 · 16 min · 3206 words · Jennifer Reyes

High Cholesterol Facts and Statistics: What You Need to Know

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsOverviewHow Common Is It?EthnicityAge & GenderCauses and Risk FactorsScreening Rates Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Overview How Common Is It? Ethnicity Age & Gender Causes and Risk Factors Screening Rates About 28 million (1.5%) Americans ages 20 and over hadhigh cholesterolfrom 2015 to 2018. This article highlights important facts and statistics you need to know about high cholesterol. GIPhotoStock/Getty High Cholesterol...

January 17, 2025 · 4 min · 852 words · Arthur Chen Jr.

High Cholesterol Symptoms and Signs

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsWhat Is High Cholesterol?Signs and SymptomsRisk FactorsComplicationsDiagnosisTreatmentFrequently Asked Questions Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents What Is High Cholesterol? Signs and Symptoms Risk Factors Complications Diagnosis Treatment Frequently Asked Questions Contrary to what some people think, you cannotfeelif your cholesterol levels are high. As with conditions likehigh blood pressureor diabetes, the lack of symptoms doesn’t mean that you are inherently OK or have less to worry about....

January 17, 2025 · 8 min · 1645 words · Kevin Moore

High Creatinine Levels: What Do the Results Mean?

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsCreatinine LevelsInterpreting ResultsTestsSymptomsTreatment Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Creatinine Levels Interpreting Results Tests Symptoms Treatment Creatinineis a natural waste product that accumulates in the bloodstream after a person uses their muscles. Healthykidneys(bean-shaped organs) filter creatinine out of the bloodstream, removing it from the body in urine. Creatinine levels provide beneficial clues about kidney function and can be measured in the blood or urine....

January 17, 2025 · 12 min · 2473 words · Richard Floyd

High Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion (HSIL)

Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents What It Means What Happens After Diagnosis Treatments Anabnormal Pap smear resultof high-gradesquamous intraepithelial lesion(HSIL) means that an area of cells of the cervix (the narrow neck of the uterus) looks abnormal when examined under a microscope. This article provides an overview of HSIL. It covers what it is, how it is treated, and what follow-up care entails. JodiJacobson / Getty Images...

January 17, 2025 · 8 min · 1670 words · James Green

High Hemoglobin Count

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsSymptomsCausesWhen to See a ProviderDiagnosisTreatmentPreventionFrequently Asked Questions Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Symptoms Causes When to See a Provider Diagnosis Treatment Prevention Frequently Asked Questions A highhemoglobinlevel usually develops without symptoms over many years, so is often discovered with routine blood tests. When signs do appear they can be vague, such as headaches, fatigue, weakness, and dizziness. A diagnosis of high hemoglobin means you have an above-normal amount of the protein inred blood cellsthat delivers oxygen throughout your body and brings carbon dioxide back to your lungs....

January 17, 2025 · 10 min · 1971 words · Douglas Hudson

High Homocysteine: What Does It Mean?

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsRelevanceFunctionFoodsMedicationsTestingHow to Decrease LevelsRisks Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Relevance Function Foods Medications Testing How to Decrease Levels Risks Homocysteineis an amino acid that your body makes when you digest protein. High homocysteine in the blood might indicate a lack of folic acid, vitamin B12, and vitamin B6 or that the body isn’t processing homocysteine effectively. This article will review what homocysteine levels reveal about your health, homocysteine function, what foods and medications might cause high homocysteine levels, and when to take a homocysteine test....

January 17, 2025 · 9 min · 1832 words · Michael Ortega

High Ketones in Urine

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsHigh Ketone LevelsSymptomsCausesWhen to TestComplications Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents High Ketone Levels Symptoms Causes When to Test Complications However, high ketone levels in urine may be a sign of too much acid in your body (ketoacidosis). People with diabetes are at risk of a life-threatening complication known as diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). If left untreated, DKA can cause damage to organs and even death....

January 17, 2025 · 6 min · 1271 words · Christopher Robertson

High Progesterone Symptoms and Causes

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsNormal CausesSymptomsAbnormal CausesDiagnosisWhen to Seek Care Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Normal Causes Symptoms Abnormal Causes Diagnosis When to Seek Care Highprogesteronesymptoms include fatigue, bloating, water retention, and breast tenderness, along with psychological symptoms like anxiety or depression. While progesterone normally increases during pregnancy and stages of yourmenstrual cycle, it can also sometimes be due to a medical condition likeovarian cysts, a group of inherited disorders known ascongenital adrenal hyperplasia, or a potentially serious condition known as amolar pregnancy....

January 17, 2025 · 11 min · 2290 words · Thomas Barrett

High Stomach Acid Symptoms

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsSymptomsCausesComplicationsTreatmentPrevention Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Symptoms Causes Complications Treatment Prevention Stomach acid is essential for digestion. However, sometimes acid-producing cells in yourdigestive systempump out too much acid. This can lead to complications like reflux disease and stomach ulcers. Symptoms of High Stomach Acid High stomach acid symptoms can include: dragana991 / Getty Images What Can Cause High Stomach Acid? Cells that line the stomach produce hydrochloric acid, which helps break down food into its most basic components needed to sustain life....

January 17, 2025 · 6 min · 1185 words · Francisco Wilson

High Uric Acid Levels (Hyperuricemia)

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsCriteriaSymptomsCausesTreatmentFrequently Asked Questions Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Criteria Symptoms Causes Treatment Frequently Asked Questions Uric acid is a waste product found in urine. If your body makes too much or doesn’t eliminate enough of it, uric acid levels can become too high—a condition known ashyperuricemia. High uric acid levels can lead to symptoms and eventually conditions likegoutandkidney disease. Most uric acid is produced naturally in your body....

January 17, 2025 · 10 min · 1944 words · Melissa Rangel

High Vaccination Rates Are Helping These Countries Reach Herd Immunity

Key TakeawaysMore than 80% of Spain’s population are fully vaccinated. The former epicenter is seeing a significant decline in new COVID-19 cases and hospital admission rates.Experts said that high vaccination rate is the only plausible explanation for the decline in COVID-19.Varying measures in U.S. states make it difficult to attain mass immunity across the country. Key Takeaways More than 80% of Spain’s population are fully vaccinated. The former epicenter is seeing a significant decline in new COVID-19 cases and hospital admission rates....

January 17, 2025 · 5 min · 934 words · Andrea Daniels

High White Blood Cell Count: What to Know

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsCauses of a High White Cell CountSymptomsTreatmentComplicationsTestsWhen to See a ProviderFrequently Asked Questions Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Causes of a High White Cell Count Symptoms Treatment Complications Tests When to See a Provider Frequently Asked Questions White blood cells, also calledleukocytes, are an important part of the body’s immune system. These cells help fight infection, aid in healing from trauma, and assist in recovery from disease....

January 17, 2025 · 8 min · 1657 words · Carol Macdonald MD