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ꯍꯥꯔꯠ ꯗꯤꯖꯤꯖꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯀꯣꯂꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯣꯜ ꯃꯦꯅꯦꯖꯃꯦꯟꯇ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯖꯤꯅꯒꯗꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯐꯃꯁꯤꯡ꯫
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ꯍꯟꯗꯛꯇꯥ ꯍꯥꯔꯠ ꯑꯦꯇꯦꯛꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯔꯣꯅꯥꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯗꯣꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯈꯤꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ? ꯃꯁꯤ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤ ꯍꯣꯡꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯄꯔꯤꯌꯦꯟꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯥ ꯑꯩ ꯈꯉꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯊꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯊꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯛ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯐꯃꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯐꯒꯠꯂꯀꯄꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯇꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯈꯜ ꯈꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯈꯣꯉꯆꯠ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯂꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯣꯂꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯂꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯣꯜ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯥꯔꯠ ꯑꯦꯇꯦꯛ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯥꯔꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯀꯁꯦꯜ ꯐꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯃꯆꯥꯛ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯗꯣꯛꯇꯔꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯁꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯍꯤꯁ꯭ꯇꯔꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯥꯔꯇꯀꯤ ꯐꯉ꯭ꯀꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯅꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤ ꯃꯍꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯦꯄꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫

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ꯍꯧꯖꯤꯛ ꯀꯣꯂꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯣꯂꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯀꯔꯝꯅꯥ ꯍꯣꯡꯂꯛꯂꯤꯕꯅꯣ?

ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯅꯥ, ꯍꯀꯁꯦꯜ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ, ꯗꯣꯛꯇꯔꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯂꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯣꯂꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯗ/ꯗꯤ.ꯑꯦꯜ.꯱꯵꯰ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯛ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ “ꯐꯠꯇꯕꯥ” ꯀꯣꯂꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯣꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯜ.ꯗꯤ.ꯑꯦꯜ. ꯍꯥꯌꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯊꯥꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯉꯥꯛꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯔꯇꯀꯤ ꯂꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯣꯀꯀꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ, ꯍꯥꯔꯠ ꯑꯦꯇꯦꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯤ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ . ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯀꯅꯥꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯔꯠ ꯑꯦꯇꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯩ꯫ ꯃꯔꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯂꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯣꯂꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯅꯈꯠꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯆꯩꯔꯥꯛ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ, ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯁꯥꯕꯨ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯊꯝꯃꯣꯌꯕꯨ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯇꯥꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯥꯡ-ꯑꯇꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫

ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯗꯣꯛꯇꯔꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ "ꯐꯠꯇꯕꯥ" ꯀꯣꯂꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯣꯜ, ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ LDL ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯒꯤ ꯌꯥꯃꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯥ 50% ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ, ꯃꯈꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ LDL ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ 70 mg/dLꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯗꯣꯛꯇꯔꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ LDL ꯂꯦꯚꯦꯜ ꯑꯗꯨ 55 mg/dLꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯃꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯔꯤꯁꯔꯆꯅꯥ ꯇꯥꯛꯂꯤ ꯃꯗꯨꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯅꯦꯝꯅꯥ ꯊꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯔꯠ ꯑꯦꯇꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫

ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯈꯦꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ ꯁꯦꯡꯅꯥ ꯈꯉꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯇꯦꯕꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤ꯫

ꯃꯤ "ꯐꯠꯇꯕꯥ" ꯀꯣꯂꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯣꯜ (LDL)ꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ
ꯅꯣꯔꯃꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯍꯀꯁꯦꯜ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ꯫ 100 mg/dL ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ꯫
ꯍꯥꯔꯇꯀꯤ ꯂꯥꯌꯅꯥꯅꯥ ꯅꯥꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯥ꯫70 mg/dL ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ (55 mg/dLꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ)

ꯀꯣꯂꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯣꯜ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯛꯔꯤꯄꯁꯟ ꯍꯤꯗꯥꯀꯁꯤꯡ꯫

ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯔꯇꯀꯤ ꯂꯥꯌꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯀꯣꯂꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯣꯜ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯤꯗꯥꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯞ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯏꯃꯨꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯀꯣꯂꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯣꯜ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯂꯕꯗꯤ, ꯗꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯈꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯊꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯂꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯣꯂꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯗꯥꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯒꯅꯤ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯇꯤꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯀꯔꯤꯅꯣ?

ꯗ꯭ꯔꯒꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯅꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯤꯗꯥꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯇꯤꯅꯁꯤꯡꯅꯤ . ꯍꯥꯌꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯣꯡꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯤꯗꯥꯀꯁꯤꯡꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯑꯅꯤ ꯇꯧꯏ:

1. ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯤꯚꯔꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯂꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯣꯜ ꯄꯨꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

2. ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯤꯚꯔꯗꯥ ꯍꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯏꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯂꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯣꯜ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯇꯤꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯌꯥꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯗꯣꯛꯇꯔꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯔꯠ ꯑꯦꯇꯦꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯀꯣꯂꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯣꯜ ꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯕ꯭ꯂꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯔ ꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤ ꯃꯍꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯁꯨ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯔꯠ ꯑꯦꯇꯦꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯀꯌꯥꯗꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯒꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯈꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯔꯠ ꯑꯦꯇꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯐꯃꯗꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤ ꯆꯨꯞꯄꯥ ꯂꯧꯕꯥ ꯇꯥꯏ . ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯗꯣꯛꯇꯔꯒꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯤ ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯗꯅꯥ ꯀꯩꯗꯧꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯂꯧꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯀꯅꯨ꯫

ꯍꯤꯗꯥꯛ-ꯂꯥꯡꯊꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤ ꯃꯍꯤꯡ ꯍꯣꯡꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ?

ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯍꯣꯌ! ꯍꯤꯗꯥꯛ-ꯂꯥꯡꯊꯛ ꯈꯛꯇꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯗꯦ꯫ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯐꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯐꯪꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯍꯤꯗꯥꯛ-ꯂꯥꯡꯊꯀꯁꯤꯡꯒꯥ ꯂꯣꯌꯅꯅꯥ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤ ꯃꯍꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯄꯨꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯃꯤꯟꯅꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯇꯃꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯊꯝꯃꯣꯌꯅꯥ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯉꯥꯀꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯉꯝꯃꯤ꯫

1. ꯗꯥꯏꯇꯇꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ꯫

  • ꯁꯦꯆꯨꯔꯦꯇꯦꯗ ꯐꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯟꯁ ꯐꯦꯠ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ: ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯔꯕꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯊꯛꯅꯕꯥ ꯏꯁꯤꯡ, ꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯗ ꯐꯨꯗꯁꯤꯡ, ꯐꯥꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯐꯨꯗꯁꯤꯡ, ꯀꯦꯛ, ꯕꯤꯁ꯭ꯛꯌꯨꯏꯠ, ꯃꯥꯔꯖꯥꯔꯤꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯆꯤꯡꯕꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ, ꯍꯋꯥꯏ-ꯆꯦꯡꯋꯥꯏꯒꯤ ꯊꯥꯎ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯕꯥ ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
  • ꯐꯤꯕꯔ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯆꯤꯟꯖꯥꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯕꯤꯌꯨ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯗꯥꯏꯇꯇꯥ ꯃꯅꯥ-ꯃꯁꯤꯡ, ꯎꯍꯩ-ꯋꯥꯍꯩꯁꯤꯡ, ꯌꯦꯔꯨꯃꯁꯤꯡ, ꯑꯣꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯣꯜ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯎꯍꯅꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯍꯥꯌꯔꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯐꯠꯇꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯂꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯣꯜ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫
  • ꯊꯝꯃꯣꯌꯗꯥ ꯍꯀꯁꯦꯜ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯐꯦꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯈꯜꯂꯨ: ꯁꯥꯂꯃꯣꯟ, ꯁꯥꯔꯗꯤꯟ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯦꯀꯔꯤꯑꯦꯂꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯉꯥꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯃꯦꯒꯥ-3 ꯐꯦꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊꯝꯃꯣꯌꯗꯥ ꯍꯀꯁꯦꯜ ꯐꯩ꯫

2. ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ꯫

ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯊꯝꯃꯣꯌꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯄꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯍꯥꯔꯠ ꯑꯦꯇꯦꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯈꯪꯍꯧꯗꯅꯥ ꯑꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯍꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

  • ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯗꯣꯛꯇꯔꯗꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯍꯪꯕꯤꯌꯨ: ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯀꯔꯤ ꯃꯈꯂꯒꯤ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯕꯒꯦ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯌꯥꯝ ꯁꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯒꯗꯒꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯗꯣꯛꯇꯔꯗꯥ ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯛ ꯂꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫
  • ꯏꯆꯝ ꯆꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯧꯔꯀꯎ: ꯅꯣꯡꯃꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯅꯠ 20-30 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯄꯥ ꯈꯛꯇꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯐꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯗꯨ ꯇꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯤ꯫

3. ꯃꯩꯈꯨ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯌꯨ ꯊꯀꯄꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯀꯅꯨ꯫

  • ꯃꯩꯈꯨ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ: ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯃꯩꯈꯨ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯉꯁꯤ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯜꯂꯨ . ꯃꯩꯈꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯔꯇꯀꯤ ꯕ꯭ꯂꯗ ꯚꯦꯁꯦꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯆꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥꯡ-ꯑꯇꯥ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯂꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯣꯜ ꯗꯤꯄꯣꯖꯤꯠꯁꯤꯡꯁꯨ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
  • ꯌꯨ ꯊꯀꯄꯥ: ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯌꯨ ꯊꯀꯄꯥ ꯇꯥꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡꯐꯥꯅꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯖꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯟꯖ꯭ꯌꯨꯃꯔ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯤꯃꯤꯠ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯗꯣꯛꯇꯔꯒꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯤ ꯁꯥꯅꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

ꯑꯗꯣꯝꯅꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯆꯠ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯗꯣꯝ ꯈꯛꯇꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯥꯑꯣꯔꯀꯄꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯅꯉꯗꯤ ꯅꯉꯅꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯦ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯏꯃꯨꯡ-ꯃꯅꯨꯡ, ꯃꯔꯨꯞ-ꯃꯄꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯗꯣꯛꯇꯔꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯀꯄꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯅꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯇꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯌꯨ , ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯤꯗꯥꯛ-ꯂꯥꯡꯊꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯆꯥꯅꯥ ꯊꯀꯎ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯋꯥꯍꯪ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯥ ꯍꯪꯂꯕꯗꯤ ꯋꯥꯍꯪ ꯍꯪꯕꯗꯥ ꯂꯥꯡꯇꯛꯅꯒꯅꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯑꯗꯣꯃꯒꯤ ꯑꯅꯤꯁꯨꯕꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯖꯥꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯂꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫

ꯇꯦꯛ-ꯍꯣꯝ ꯃꯦꯁꯦꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

  • ꯍꯥꯔꯇꯀꯤ ꯀꯟꯗꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯦꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯗꯒꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯁꯥꯊꯤꯕꯥ ꯆꯦꯀꯁꯤꯅꯋꯥ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫
  • ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯂꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯣꯜ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯃꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯀꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯀꯏ . LDL ("ꯐꯠꯇꯕꯥ" ꯀꯣꯂꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯣꯜ) ꯑꯁꯤ 70 mg/dL ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ꯫
  • ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯇꯤꯅꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯍꯤꯗꯥꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯌꯥꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤ ꯆꯨꯞꯄꯥ ꯂꯧꯕꯥ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ .
  • ꯍꯤꯗꯥꯛ-ꯂꯥꯡꯊꯛ ꯈꯛꯇꯅꯥ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯗꯦ꯫ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯗꯥꯏꯠ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯆꯥꯡ ꯅꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ .
  • ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯗꯣꯛꯇꯔꯒꯤ ꯏꯅꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯛꯁꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯉꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯆꯠꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ . ꯃꯇꯝ ꯆꯥꯅꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯂꯤꯅꯤꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯠꯂꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯦꯗꯤꯀꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯎꯇꯥꯛ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯗꯅꯥ ꯀꯩꯗꯧꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯍꯤꯗꯥꯛ-ꯂꯥꯡꯊꯀꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯧꯕꯥ ꯂꯦꯄꯀꯅꯨ꯫
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FAQ

Evidence-based clinical answers to common patient questions

ꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯇꯤꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯀꯔꯤꯅꯣ?

ꯗ꯭ꯔꯒꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯈ꯭ꯕꯥꯏꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯅꯥ ꯄꯤꯕꯥ ꯍꯤꯗꯥꯀꯁꯤꯡꯗꯤ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯇꯤꯅꯁꯤꯡꯅꯤ . ꯍꯥꯌꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯣꯡꯃꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯨꯛ ꯍꯟꯅꯥ ꯊꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯤꯗꯥꯀꯁꯤꯡꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯑꯅꯤ ꯇꯧꯏ:

1. ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯂꯤꯚꯔꯅꯥ ꯀꯣꯂꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯣꯜ ꯄꯨꯊꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

2. ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯂꯤꯚꯔꯗꯥ ꯍꯥꯟꯅꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯏꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯍꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯂꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯣꯜ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯀꯄꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫

ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯇꯤꯅꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯌꯥꯝꯕꯅꯥ ꯗꯣꯛꯇꯔꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯔꯠ ꯑꯦꯇꯦꯛ ꯇꯧꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯗꯨꯕꯨ ꯀꯣꯂꯦꯁ꯭ꯇꯦꯔꯣꯜ ꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯕ꯭ꯂꯗ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯔ ꯋꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤ ꯃꯍꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯍꯣꯡꯕꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯗꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯁꯨ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯔꯠ ꯑꯦꯇꯦꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯀꯌꯥꯗꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏꯕꯒꯦ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯗꯨ ꯈꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯥꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯍꯥꯔꯠ ꯑꯦꯇꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯥꯀꯄꯒꯤ ꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯛ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

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