Tips for healthy cholesterol levels

Generally, your blood cholesterol level depends on many different factors: age, gender, family history of cardiovascular diseases, but also physical exercise, smoking behaviour, correct body weight and a balanced diet.

Click here to find out how much the LDL cholesterol average drops by the different factors:

 

Please note that an LDL cholesterol drop of 20 to 30 % through therapeutic life style changes can be compared with the cholesterol drop using cholesterol reducing medication.

Of course age, gender and family history are things we cannot influence.

Other elements can be influenced: physical exercise, smoking behaviour, correct body weight and a balanced diet.