What are lipid disorders?

Answer 1

It refers to too high of cholesterol and triglyceride levels. They may result in cardiovascular disease.

Lipid disorders may be caused by a number of things such as eating a fatty diet, drinking a lot of alcohol, lack of exercise, diabetes, hypothyroidism, Cushing's syndrome, kidney failure, or medications (i.e.birth control pills, estrogen, corticosteroids, diuretics, beta-blockers, etc).

Answer 2

There are several. Most people are familiar with high cholesterol and triglycerides. There are also, lesser known disorders related to the size of the cholesterol particles.

Ignore Razwell and mrchristopherslc (one of his buddies). They think that 95% of the world medical community is evil and wrong. They claim that some medical studies don't prove anything. Unfortunately, the only "proof" they offer is the pronouncements of their fellow asylum inmates.

Answer 3

Yes, 'lipid disorders' are a man made construction.

Don't believe all the cholesterol nonsense. That cholesterol is bad is a big bunch of non-sense.

What I urge is that you ignore people that diss us because we take a counter argument and simply read the DATA we provide.

The drug companies would love you to take their statin medications, but they have really dangerous side effects.

Listed below are a few links that will provide you with some realistic information about cholesterol.

Here is a list of facts about cholesterol you may not be aware of. You can find a link which contains expanded information for each point listed in the reference section under 1 (Uffe Ravnskov, MD, PhD).

1 Cholesterol is not a deadly poison, but a substance vital to the cells of all mammals. There are no such things as good or bad cholesterol, but mental stress, physical activity and change of body weight may influence the level of blood cholesterol. A high cholesterol is not dangerous by itself, but may reflect an unhealthy condition, or it may be totally innocent.

2 A high blood cholesterol is said to promote atherosclerosis and thus also coronary heart disease. But many studies have shown that people whose blood cholesterol is low become just as atherosclerotic as people whose cholesterol is high.

3 Your body produces three to four times more cholesterol than you eat. The production of cholesterol increases when you eat little cholesterol and decreases when you eat much. This explains why the ”prudent” diet cannot lower cholesterol more than on average a few per cent.

4 There is no evidence that too much animal fat and cholesterol in the diet promotes atherosclerosis or heart attacks. For instance, more than twenty studies have shown that people who have had a heart attack haven't eaten more fat of any kind than other people, and degree of atherosclerosis at autopsy is unrelated with the diet.

5 The only effective way to lower cholesterol is with drugs, but neither heart mortality or total mortality have been improved with drugs the effect of which is cholesterol-lowering only. On the contrary, these drugs are dangerous to your health and may shorten your life.

6 The new cholesterol-lowering drugs, the statins, do prevent cardio-vascular disease, but this is due to other mechanisms than cholesterol-lowering. Unfortunately, they also stimulate cancer in rodents, disturb the functions of the muscles, the heart and the brain and pregnant women taking statins may give birth to children with malformations more severe than those seen after thalidomide.

7 Many of these facts have been presented in scientific journals and books for decades but are rarely told to the public by the proponents of the diet-heart idea.

Answer 4

This is my favorite site I think this will help you in understanding of the subject:
Alternative names Return to top
Lipid disorders; hyperlipoproteinemia; Hyperlipidemia; Dyslipidemia; Hypercholesterolemia

Definition Return to top

Lipid disorders happen when you have too many fatty substances in your blood. These substances include cholesterol and triglycerides. Having a lipid disorder makes you more likely to develop atherosclerosis and heart disease.

Causes, incidence, and risk factors Return to top

Cholesterol can be joined to fat and protein at different quantities. Two main types of cholesterol include:

* Low-density lipoproteins (LDL) -- often called "bad" cholesterol
* High-density lipoproteins (HDL) -- often called "good" cholesterol

In general, you want your LDL to be LOW, and your HDL to be HIGH.

High cholesterol and other lipid disorders can be inherited (genetic) or associated with:

* Fatty diets
* Diabetes, hypothyroidism, Cushing's syndrome, and kidney failure
* Certain medications, including birth control pills, estrogen, corticosteroids, certain diuretics, and beta-blockers
* Lifestyle factors, including regular, excessive alcohol use and lack of exercise, leading to obesity.

People who smoke and also have high cholesterol are at even greater risk for heart disease. Lipid disorders are more common in men than women.

Symptoms Return to top

There are no symptoms.

Signs and tests Return to top

A fasting lipid test (lipoprotein test) breaks down cholesterol into four groups:

* Total cholesterol (normal: 100-199 mg/dL)
* LDL (normal: less than 100 mg/dL)
* HDL (normal: 40-59 mg/dL)
* Triglycerides (normal: less than 150 mg/dL)

(Note: mg/dL is milligrams per deciliter).

In general, a total cholesterol value over 200 mg/dL may indicate a greater risk for heart disease. However, LDL levels are a better predictor of heart disease, and they determine how your high cholesterol should be treated.

How you are treated also depends on whether you have any of these additional risk factors for heart disease:

* Diabetes
* Poorly controlled high blood pressure
* Currently smoke
* Being male and over age 45 or female and over age 55
* Having a first-degree female relative diagnosed with heart disease before age 65, or a first-degree male relative diagnosed before age 55.
* Metabolic syndrome (high triglycerides, low HDL, and obesity)

Discuss your results with your health care provider to determine the best therapy for your lifestyle.

Other tests to help determine your risk for heart disease are:

* Lipoprotein(a) analysis
* C-reactive protein analysis

Laboratory tests may be performed to identify other causes of lipid disorders if a lipoprotein test is elevated.

Treatment Return to top

There are steps that everyone can take to improve their cholesterol levels, and help prevent heart disease and heart attack. Here are the most important ones:

* Choose foods low in saturated fat. (See cholesterol for more information.)
* Exercise regularly.
* Lose weight if you are overweight.
* Get routine health checkups and cholesterol screenings.

If your cholesterol levels are high, these recommendations are very important steps for bringing your cholesterol under control.

If lifestyle changes do not help, or if your cholesterol level is seriously elevated, your doctor may consider drug therapy. Your doctor will start or consider medication when:

* Your LDL cholesterol is 190 mg/dL or higher.
* Your LDL cholesterol is 160 mg/dL or higher AND you have one risk factor for heart disease.
* Your LDL cholesterol is 130 mg/dL or higher AND you have either diabetes or two other risk factors for heart disease.
* Your LDL cholesterol is 100 mg/dL or higher AND you have heart disease. (If you have diabetes, even if you don't have known heart disease, medication may be considered for an LDL cholesterol of 100 mg/dL)
* Your LDL cholesterol is greater than 70 mg/dL AND you have had a recent heart attack or have known heart disease along with diabetes, current cigarette smoking, poorly controlled high blood pressure, or metabolic syndrome (high triglycerides, low HDL, and obesity).

There are several types of drugs available to help lower blood cholesterol levels, and they work in different ways. Some are better at lowering LDL cholesterol, some are good at lowering triglycerides, while others help raise HDL cholesterol.

The most commonly used drugs for treating high LDL cholesterol are called statins. Other drugs that may be used include bile acid resins, cholesterol absorption inhibitors, fibrates, and nicotinic acid (niacin).

If you are prescribed medication, do not stop taking it without talking to your doctor.

Expectations (prognosis) Return to top

If you are diagnosed with high cholesterol, you will probably need to continue lifestyle changes and drug treatment throughout your life. Periodic monitoring of your cholesterol blood levels is necessary. Reducing high cholesterol levels will slow the progression of atherosclerosis.

Complications Return to top

Possible complications of high cholesterol include:

* Atherosclerosis
* Coronary artery disease
* Stroke
* Heart attack or death

Calling your health care provider Return to top

Have your cholesterol checked every 5 years or so, starting between the ages of 20 and 30. If you have high cholesterol or other risk factors for heart disease, make appointments as recommended by your doctor.

Prevention Return to top