Dr. Nishith Chandra
High Cholesterol (Hypercholesterolemia) What is hypercholesterolemia? Hypercholesterolemia is a condition in which the level of cholesterol in your blood is high. When you have too much cholesterol, deposits of fat in the blood called plaque form inside blood vessel walls. The blood vessel walls thicken and become narrower (a condition called atherosclerosis). This change in the blood vessels reduces blood […]
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Are heart disease and obesity related? Obesity is a condition in which you have a lot of excess body fat. Mild obesity is body weight 20% to 40% more than your ideal body weight. Moderate obesity is weight 40% to 100% more than ideal. Severe, or morbid, obesity is weight more than 100% of ideal. Ideal body weight varies with […]
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Diet for Losing weight Diets for losing weight involve controlling the amount and types of food you eat. This most often means eating fewer calories and avoiding fatty foods or empty-calorie foods. Losing weight requires a change in behavior that almost always involves: a better understanding of your own health healthy eating habits a plan for rewards for following your […]
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