Non-food Largest Contributor Cholesterol

Fatty foods are often interpreted as a major contributor of cholesterol, especially "bad" cholesterol or low density lipoprotein (LDL) in the blood. But the food is actually accounted for only about 20 percent of total cholesterol in the blood.
Medical specialty heart and blood vessels Sahid Hospital Sahirman dr. Aulia Sani, said, the biggest contributor to his natural blood cholesterol is the liver, that as much as 80 percent.
In other words, most of the cholesterol produced by the body. It's just that, supplement Aulia, the ability to determine or at least a lot of cholesterol production hanging from each individual.
"Usually hanging hereditary factors and lifestyle," the former president of Show Hope We Heart Center in a press conference in Jakarta, Tuesday (18/06/2013).

Hereditary factors for high cholesterol production in the body occurs in the artist and presenter Erwin Parengkuan that follow present in the press conference. He admitted very fastidious in the matter of food. It always avoid high-fat foods, berpengawet, colored or chemically.
But it surprised of total cholesterol in the blood appears to be high enough, ie 206 mg / dL. Unknown total cholesterol should be less than 200 mg / dL.
"I check to see a doctor, and my cholesterol is said to be high due to hereditary factors. Poinnya, eating healthy which I always run it's been enough to keep my cholesterol levels remained normal," tuturnya.
It is also recommended to carry out regular exercise, at least three times a week with a minimum of 30 minutes. The recommended form of exercise walking a steady motion. In addition, Erwin also recommended the consumption of cholesterol-lowering drugs.
Cholesterol is a fatty compound lipid complex or similar form of fragments of a yellow-white wax. Cholesterol is actually needed by the body to help the cell membrane, forming bile acids that digest food in the intestines, forming vitamin D and hormones such as estrogen in women and testosterone in men.
Nevertheless, there are also cholesterol "bad", ie LDL. Cholesterol carries fats from the liver into the network so that it can trigger a buildup of fat in the network. LDL levels in the blood known as one of the risk factors of cardiovascular disease.
"But lifestyle such as not smoking and regular exercise are very influential on cholesterol level in the body," pungkas Aulia.