Wopɛ sɛ wuhu sɛnea wo srade a ɛwɔ wo mu no te ankasa? Dɛn nti na eyi ho hia yɛn saa?

Yɛn nyinaa te asɛmfua cholesterol mpɛn pii. Ɛtɔ da bi a yɛn adamfo anaa yɛn busuani bi ka sɛ, "Oh, me srade a ɛwɔ me mu no dɔɔso kakra." Ebia woate oduruyɛfo no sɛ, "Oduruyɛfo no kae saa." Enti, dɛn ankasa ne srade a ɛwɔ mogya mu? Dɛn nti na ɛho hia ma yɛn nipadua, na ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na asiane aba? Momma yɛnka eyi ho asɛm nnɛ wɔ ɔkwan a ɛyɛ mmerɛw a wubetumi ate ase so.

Dɛn nti na ade a wɔfrɛ no srade yi ho hia saa?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, srade yɛ srade bi a ɛwɔ yɛn nipadua mu, anaasɛ sɛ yɛbɛka no yiye a, srade bi. Saa srade yi boa wɔ yɛn nipadua mu dwumadi ahorow pii a ɛho hia te sɛ nkwammoaa a ɛkyekye ne hormone ahorow bi a ɛyɛ. Nanso, te sɛ biribiara no, ɔhaw ahorow sɔre bere a ɛdɔɔso dodo wɔ nipadua no mu no.

Fa yɛn mogya ntini no sɛ nsu afiri a ɛde nsu fa mu. Sɛ srade dodow kɔ soro a, srade a ɛboro so yi boaboa ano nkakrankakra wɔ yɛn mogya ntini no afasu mu. Ɛhɔ no, ɛboaboa ano na bere kɔ so no, ɛyɛ den, na ɛyɛ ade a ɛyɛ den a wɔfrɛ no ``atherosclerotic plaque.'' Eyi ne nea nnuruyɛfo frɛ no ``atherosclerosis.''

Sɛ saa nneɛma yi ba mogya ntini no mu a, mogya no siw kwan. Ɛte sɛ efĩ akɔhyɛ nsu paipu mu. Eyi betumi ayɛ aniberesɛm kɛse. Nyarewa betumi aba. Nhwɛso kakraa bi ni:

• Coronary artery disease: Eyi ba bere a ntini a ɛde mogya kɔ koma no mu no siw. Eyi mma koma no nnya mframa pa ne aduannuru a ehia.
• Peripheral artery disease: Eyi ne bere a ntini a ɛde mogya kɔ anan ne abasa no mu no siw.
• Carotid ntini mu yare (` Carotid Artery Disease `): Eyi betumi ama ntini titiriw a ɛde mogya kɔ amemene no mu no asiw.

Cholesterol yɛ sum ase scumbag!

Eyi ne ade a asiane wom sen biara wɔ srade mu. Sɛ wo srade a ɛwɔ wo mogya mu no dɔɔso yiye na woafi ase reyɛ nneɛma pii wɔ wo mogya ntini mu mpo a, mpɛn pii no wonte sɛnkyerɛnne biara nka . Ɛte sɛ obi a ɔrewiawia ne nsateaa ano afa kapet so, na mfiase no nnyigyei anaa nhyɛso biara nni hɔ.

Nanso, bere kɔ so no, sɛ saa nneɛma a wɔde asie yi yɛ akɛse na mogya ntini no siw, te sɛ mpaboa a ɛwɔ asen a ɛkorɔn a ɛwɔ nnua fam nnyigyei a, ɔhaw ahorow betumi asɔre mpofirim. Eyi kyerɛ sɛ ebia wunnim sɛ wo srade dɔɔso kosi sɛ wubenya tebea bi a emu yɛ den te sɛ komayare anaa akisikuru.

Fa no sɛ, mfe pii ni, woayɛ saa Sɛ wo srade a ɛwɔ wo mu no dɔɔso mpo a, ebia wunnim. Ɛno nti na ɛho hia kɛse sɛ wobɛhwɛ wo srade dodow mu daa . Sɛ wuhu sɛ wowɔ srade a ɛdɔɔso (`Hyperlipidemia`) a, ebetumi ayɛ kɔkɔbɔ sɛnkyerɛnne kɛse ama wo ne wo duruyɛfo.

Nnipa pii wɔ srade a ɛdɔɔso, na ɛyɛ ade titiriw a ɛde komayare ba. Nanso asɛmpa no ne sɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ wo ne wo srade dodow tra ase daa. Wubetumi asesa wɔn . Sɛ wuhu srade a ɛdɔɔso ntɛm a, wubenya hokwan kɛse sɛ wubenya srade pa denam asetra ne aduan mu nsakrae a wobɛyɛ so.

Momma yɛnhwɛ nea ɛyɛ srade ahorow yi a wɔhwɛ mu.

Sɛ wokɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn a, sɛ wɔka kyerɛ wo sɛ hwɛ wo srade dodow a, wɔbɛyɛ mogya mu nhwehwɛmu a wɔfrɛ no `Lipid panel` anaa `Lipid profile`. Nea ɛka eyi ho ne sɛ wubegye mogya kakraa bi afi ntini bi a ɛwɔ wo nsa mu mu na wode akɔ aduruyɛdan mu. Ansa na wobɛyɛ nhwehwɛmu yi no, oduruyɛfo no bɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ di mmuada bɛyɛ nnɔnhwerew 12 (gye nsu). Ɛsɛ sɛ wudi akwankyerɛ ahorow yi akyi pɛpɛɛpɛ.

Cholesterol ahorow atitiriw pii wɔ hɔ a wɔsɔ hwɛ wɔ sɔhwɛ yi mu:

• Srade a ɛwɔ wo mogya mu nyinaa: Eyi ne srade dodow a ɛwɔ wo mogya mu nyinaa.
• LDL (Low-Density Lipoprotein): Wɔfrɛ eyi srade “bɔne” . Efisɛ ɛno ne nea ɛkɔ mogya ntini no mu na ɛboa ma nneɛma te sɛ komayare ne akisikuru ba.
• HDL (High-Density Lipoprotein): Wɔfrɛ eyi srade "pa" efisɛ ɛboa ma srade a wɔmpɛ fi nipadua no mu.
• Triglycerides: Eyi yɛ srade foforo a ɛwɔ mogya mu. Sɛ saa dodow yi kɔ soro a, ɛma asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ obi benya komayare ne ɔyare a ɛma obi hwe ase no yɛ kɛse.

Sɛ w’amanneɛbɔ no ba a, wo duruyɛfoɔ bɛkyerɛkyerɛ mu akyerɛ wo. Ebia wubetumi mpo ahwɛ wɔ Intanɛt so. Wɔsusu srade wɔ units a wɔfrɛ no `mg/dL` (milligrams wɔ deciliter biara mu). Wɔnam ɔkwan koro no ara so susuw triglycerides.

Enti, dɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ srade dodow a ɛma apɔwmuden yɛ?

Cholesterol dodow a ɛfata betumi ayɛ soronko kakra wɔ onipa biara mu. Eyi kyerɛ sɛ wobetumi ayɛ soronko kakra a egyina nneɛma te sɛ wo mfe, abusuakuw, ne bɔbeasu so.

Mpɛn pii no, eye sɛ ɔpanyin a ɔwɔ apɔwmuden benya srade dodow a ɛwɔ saa dodow yi mu:

• Cholesterol Nyinaa: Sɛ ɛboro 200 mg/dL a, eye sen biara.
• LDL (srade bɔne): Ɛyɛ papa sɛ wobɛma ayɛ nea ɛba fam sen 100 mg/dL. Nanso, sɛ wowɔ komayare anaa nneɛma pii a ɛde komayare ba (sɛ nhwɛso no, asikreyare, mogya mmoroso, sigaretnom) a, ebia wo duruyɛfo bɛkamfo akyerɛ sɛ brɛ wo LDL dodow ase nkɔ fam nsen 70 mg/dL.
• HDL (srade pa): Dodow a eyi kɔ soro no, dodow no ara na eye . Sɛ ɛboro 60 `mg/dL` a, ɛboa ma wɔbɔ obi ho ban fi komayare ho.
• Triglycerides: Botae no ne sɛ wɔbɛma ayɛ nea ɛba fam sen 150 mg/dL.

Ade a ɛho hia sen biara ne sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wo LDL dodow so tew na wo HDL dodow kɔ soro .

Nsonsonoe kakra wɔ mmarima ne mmea ntam wɔ HDL dodow mu. Ɛsɛ sɛ mmea a wɔanyinyin nya HDL dodow a anyɛ yiye koraa no 50 mg/dL. Anyɛ yiye koraa no, ɛsɛ sɛ mmarima nya HDL dodow a ɛyɛ 40 mg/dL.

Enti, fa gyinapɛn ahorow a ɛwɔ w’amanneɛbɔ no mu no toto saa gyinapɛn ahorow a ɛyɛ daa yi ho. Nanso, w’ankasa nnsi gyinae da . Wo ne wo duruyɛfo nkasa na te sɛnea saa gyinapɛn ahorow yi fa wo tebea no ho no ase pɛpɛɛpɛ.

Wɔ level bɛn na cholesterol "kɔ soro"?

Mpɛn pii no, wobu srade dodow a ne nyinaa yɛ 200 mg/dL anaa nea ɛboro saa sɛ "ɛkɔ soro." Nanso, nnuruyɛfo kyekyɛ eyi mu akuw afoforo, te sɛ "borderline high" (ɛwɔ 200 kosi 239 mg/dL ntam). Wɔyɛ eyi de hwɛ sɛ asetra mu nsakrae betumi aboa ma wɔadi so ansa na wɔafi ayaresa ase anaa.

Sɛ nhwɛso no, wo LDL (srade bɔne) dodow:

• Sɛ ɛwɔ 130-159 mg/dL ntam a, ebetumi ahwe ase wɔ "ɛkorɔn kɛkɛ" mu.
• "High" yɛ 160-189 mg/dL ntam.
• Biribiara a ɛboro 190 mg/dL no "kɔ soro yiye".

Sɛ ɛwɔ saa gyinabea ahorow yi mu a, akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wo ne oduruyɛfo kasa na wunya ayaresa ne afotu a ɛho hia.

So srade dodow bɛkɔ fam dodo anaasɛ akɔ soro dodo?

Eyi nso yɛ asɛm a nnipa pii bisa.

• Sɛ ɛba wo srade ne LDL (srade bɔne) dodow nyinaa so a, dodow a ɛba fam no, dodow no ara na eye . Nhwehwɛmufo nnya nhuu LDL srade a ɛka sɛ "worentumi nkɔ fam nsen eyi." Ɛno kyerɛ sɛ ɛmfa ho sɛnea wo LDL sua no, eye ma w’akwahosan.
• Nanso dodow a HDL (srade pa) dodow kɔ soro no, dodow no ara na eye. Ɔsoro anohyeto biara nni hɔ a ɛka sɛ "entumi nkɔ soro nsen eyi".

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, .Sɛ LDL sua dodo a, biribiara nni hɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ wohaw wo ho, na sɛ HDL dɔɔso dodo a, biribiara nni hɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ wohaw wo ho – abien no nyinaa yɛ sɛnkyerɛnne pa!

Mpɛn ahe na ɛsɛ sɛ woma wɔhwɛ wo srade mu srade?

Eyi nso yɛ biribi a ɛsono obiara. Wo duruyɛfo no na ɛsɛ sɛ ɔka mpɛn dodow pɔtee a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ nhwehwɛmu kyerɛ wo. Nneɛma pii wɔ hɔ a ɛka eyi:

• Mfe a woadi: Bere a worenyin no, ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ nhwehwɛmu mpɛn pii.
• Abusua abakɔsɛm: Sɛ obi a ɔwɔ w’abusua a ɛbɛn wo mu (ɛna, agya, anuanom) wɔ komayare, srade a ɛdɔɔso, komayare, anaa akisikuru a, wo nso wowɔ asiane kɛse mu. Afei ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtaa hwehwɛ wo mu.
• Nneɛma a ɛde komayare ba: Sɛ wowɔ komayare dedaw, anaasɛ wowɔ nneɛma a ɛde asiane ba te sɛ asikreyare, mogya mmoroso, sigaretnom, anaa kɛseyɛ mmoroso a, ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔhwɛ wo daa.
• Bɔbeasu: Wɔtaa tu mmarima fo sɛ wɔnkɔhwɛ wɔn ho daa fi wɔn mmofraase.

Mpɛn pii no, wɔhwehwɛ mmofra srade mu nea edi kan bere a wɔadi mfe 9 kosi 11. Afei, bɛyɛ mfe 5 biara. Nanso, sɛ obi a ɔwɔ abusua no mu anya srade ho haw anaa komayare wɔ ne mmofraase a, oduruyɛfo no betumi akamfo akyerɛ sɛ wɔnhwɛ abofra no srade mu srade bere a onnyinii mpo.

Afotu a wɔde ma mpanyimfo nyinaa ne nea edidi so yi:

• Sɛ woyɛ obi a wowɔ apɔwmuden a woadi mfe 20-39 , ebia ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ nhwehwɛmu mfe 4-6 biara.
• Bere a woadi mfe 40-45 akyi no , ɛyɛ papa sɛ wobɛtaa akɔhwɛ wo (ebia pɛnkoro afe biara anaa abien), titiriw sɛ wowɔ asiane ahorow a yɛaka ho asɛm wɔ atifi hɔ no a.
• Ɛsɛ sɛ mmea , titiriw bere a wɔagyae brayɛ akyi no, wɔde wɔn adwene si wɔn srade dodow so kɛse.

Nanso, ade a eye sen biara a wobɛyɛ ne sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo bɛkasa na woabisa mpɛn dodow a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ nhwehwɛmu, na ɛno na ɛfata wo.

Nea etwa to no, nneɛma a ɛho hia sen biara a ɛsɛ sɛ wokae (Take-Home Message) .

Sɛ wunim srade dodow a ɛwɔ wo mu a, ebetumi aboa wo ma woate asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ wubenya komayare no ase. Nanso kae sɛ saa srade dodow yi ka asɛm no fã biako pɛ . Wo duruyɛfo no nso bɛhwɛ w’akwahosan afã afoforo (te sɛ mogya mmoroso, asikre dodow, mu duru, ne asetra kwan) de ahu asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ nyinaa.

Enti, sɛ wo srade a ɛwɔ wo srade ho amanneɛbɔ mu no boro nea ɛfata so a, mma wo ho nnpopo ntɛm ara .

Wo ne wo duruyɛfo nkasa na woate sɛnea saa gyinapɛn ahorow no hyia w’akwahosan nyinaa ne nea ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ no ase ankasa. Sɛ ɛho hia a, asetra mu nsakrae (aduan pa, apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ) ne ebia nnuru betumi aboa ma wo srade a ɛwɔ wo mu no asan akɔ baabi a ɛfata. Nea ɛho hia sen biara ne sɛ wode w’adwene besi eyi so na woadi wo duruyɛfo afotu akyi.

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