Mysterious cholesterol – the friend or the enemy?

But as showed researches of the last years, cholesterol in those troubles of which he was accused is not so guilty, and here the lack of cholesterol of food can become the reason of many problems. Apparently, even the high content of cholesterol in blood, in itself is not the reason of atherosclerosis. In order that biochemical violations caused education in blood vessels of plaques, the combination of many factors is necessary. Such as metabolic disorder, wrong way of life (low physical activity), chronic infectious diseases, neuroemotional background, plentiful greasy food, violation of work of endocrine glands and others.

It is at the moment proved that cholesterol to us is vital. Besides that cholesterol is necessary for creation of cellular covers, he participates also in formation of bilious acid and steroid hormones, holds moisture in cells of a body.

And to accuse eggs, butter, fat and other products in pollution of arteries especially does not follow. Only a small part of cholesterol comes to an organism with animal food, and the main is synthesized by the person in the organism, generally in a liver.

And why there is a lot of to me one?

Every day the organism of the average person synthesizes from 1 to 5 g of cholesterol. The biggest share of cholesterol (80%) is synthesized in a liver, some part - organism cages, and 300 - 500 mg arrives with food. Where do we spend these replenishments? About 20% of total amount of cholesterol in an organism contain in a head and spinal cord — it is a structural component of myelin "isolation" of nerves. In a liver from cholesterol the bilious acids necessary for emulsification and absorption of fats in a small intestine are synthesized. On these purposes 60-80% of the cholesterol which is daily formed in an organism leave. A small part (2-4%) goes on - formation of steroid hormones (sex hormones, hormones of bark of adrenal glands, etc.).

At men the commitment to beskholesterinovy products can have an adverse effect on sexual activity, and at the women too active in fight against cholesterol, quite often comes amenoreya.

A quantity of cholesterol is spent for education in D3 vitamin skin under the influence of ultraviolet rays. Well, and of course cholesterol is present at blood plasma.

Bad, good cholesterol

In blood surely there has to be a quantity of cholesterol – 100-180 mg on 100 ml of blood, over 250 ml – are already considered risk factor. But it appears, the total amount of cholesterol in blood can tell the little to us about risk of damage of arteries. Coming to blood, cholesterol in it is not dissolved, but, connecting to special proteins, forms a lipoprotein (zhirobelok) by which it is transported on arteries to that place of an organism where it is necessary. These lipoproteins (or lipoproteida) happen low and high density. The lipoprotein of low density is harmful to vessels, - is useful to high density. Lipoproteida of high density possess anti-sclerogene action, that is protect vessels from cholesterol adjournment, and here lipoproteida of low density, on the contrary, promote sticking of cholesterol on walls of vessels.

Very important that good and a bad holesterina were on the relation to each other in the balanced ratio. This ratio is defined as follows: the general content of cholesterol is divided into the content of good cholesterol. The number received at the same time has to be less than six. If cholesterol in blood is not enough, then it is bad too.

The Dutch doctors claim that the low content of this substance in blood is guilty in distribution among Europeans of sincere diseases. If you have a depression, experts advise, it is necessary to make blood test on cholesterol, and it is possible, its shortcoming deprives of you joy of life.

Scientific research at the State university of New York showed: the optimum ratio of "bad" and "good" cholesterol in blood is observed at people at whom the share of fats in a diet makes 40-50 percent. At those who practically do not use fats in blood contents not only the so-called "harmful" cholesterol participating in formation of atherosclerotic plaques, but also its useful forms protecting vessels from atherosclerosis decreases.

And "bad" cholesterol is perhaps not so bad: time it is produced by an organism, means to something and it is necessary. Thanks to the laboratory researches conducted, in particular, by group of researchers of Germany and Denmark it was established that a blood plasma component which can not only connect but also neutralize dangerous bacterial toxins, the carrier of so-called "bad" cholesterol is. So it is possible to speak about useful property of "bad" cholesterol to support the immune system of the person.

The high rate of cholesterol in blood, of course, is risk factor, but in itself does not speak about inevitability of a disease yet.

Probability to get atherosclerosis is minimum if you:

• are cheerful, in frets with themselves and with the people surrounding you;
• you do not smoke,
• you are not fond of alcohol;
• you love long foot walks in the fresh air;
• you do not suffer from excess weight, you have a normal blood pressure;
• you have no deviations in the hormonal sphere.

Guilty though guiltless

Sometimes it is necessary to hear that consumption of butter, eggs, fat allegedly considerably increase cholesterol level in blood, and it is better to refuse their use in general. But the last researches prove that synthesis of cholesterol in a liver is in inverse relation from its quantity arriving with food, that is synthesis increases when cholesterol in food is not enough, and decreases when there is a lot of it. Thus, if you stop using the products containing cholesterol it just will begin to be formed in a large number in an organism.

As for eggs and butter, their exception of the diet is not justified especially as except cholesterol they contain in a large number and lecithin.

Lecithin is an antagonist of cholesterol and plays an important role in protection of an organism from atherosclerosis. It helps cages to delete fats and cholesterol in blood, increases production of bilious acids from cholesterol, reducing that its quantity in blood and also serves as construction material for all cells of a body. The lack of lecithin is dangerous because he on himself has ability to reduce cholesterol level. Besides, lecithin reduces negative effect of various toxins by an organism, promotes digestion of fat-soluble vitamins, increases power exchange of cages and resilience of an organism.

Holin who is nowhere so much how many in an egg yolk - very important vitamin improving memory and bringing poisons out of a liver. Egg - a good source of active vitamin A and only to cod-liver oil concedes on vitamin D content.

Many kind words can be told about butter. It contains 150 various fatty acids, including 20 irreplaceable. And all these fatty acids are very useful. In particular, milk fat promotes digestion of calcium, and it, in turn, promotes lowering of the level of cholesterol and harmful triglycerides in blood. In butter, cream, sour cream there are such important vitamins: And, D, E and K. They, except other, stimulate synthesis of B6 vitamin necessary for heart and the cholesterol helping to remove surplus.

The reputation of lard, also suffered because of rather high content of cholesterol, and fat contains arakhidonovy acid which belongs to nonsaturated fats and is one of irreplaceable fatty acids. She is a part of cellular membranes, is a part of enzyme of a cardiac muscle and also participates also in cholesteric exchange.

Cholesterol and cosmetology

Skin consists for 70% of water and approximately for 25% – of proteins. Other 5% fall on fats: cholesterol, lecithin and nonsaturated fatty acids (vitamin F). The ratio of lecithin and cholesterol in a fatty component very unstable also depends on activity of endocrine glands, action of external factors (water, the sun, wind), food and even on a day regimen. At violation of level of content of lecithin or cholesterol skin feels either a lack of water, or a lack of fat, but result one - skin is dried up! Somewhat a situation nutritious creams can correct the containing both of these substances - cholesterol and lecithin, and of course water. Usually it is necessary to choose the cream made on the basis of cholesterol and lecithin concerning 1:1 because just in the same ratio these substances contain in healthy, normal skin. Also hair and nails suffer from a lack of cholesterol, in this case they lose moisture, break and stratified.

The plain masks prepared from the whole egg or home-made egg mayonnaise are useful to dry skin. In the first case, egg they need to pound and cover a face and a neck carefully. In 15-20 minutes to wash away a mask warm water and to apply cream to skin.

Mayonnaise prepares from a yolk and warm olive oil, it is possible to add several drops of lemon juice. It is good to shake up mix to density of sour cream and to put on a face, it is necessary to wash away mayonnaise in 20-30 minutes when it dries.