Essays on High-Density Lipoprotein

The terms ‘body building blocks’ refers to those categories of food whose intake in the diet helps the body to build more muscle tissues and hence also help the body to grow. The main body building blocks in the human diet are the amino acids and proteins. The proteins are made up, in addition to oxygen, nitrogen, carbon and hydrogen, of tiny units known as amino acids that assist the body to regenerate itself. They also help the body to repair damaged tissues besides helping in growth of essential body tissues that are important in helping the body fight ...

Coronary heart disease is a heart condition that results from the blockage of the coronary artery that supplies the heart with oxygen and other nutrients for nourishment. The blockage of the coronary artery is caused by a plaque that forms along the artery. Coronary heart disease starts to develop when cholesterol is deposited on the walls of the coronary artery and forms a plaque. With time, more cholesterol is deposited and the plaque grows bigger. Consequently, the artery gets inflamed and the risk of the formation of blood clot increases. The plaque may also release chemicals that promote the ...

The chemical composition of the sterol occurs in high levels in most people belonging to the high-risk group is referred to as cholesterol. The term cholesterol refers to a chemical compound naturally produced in the body. It is a building block to make cell membranes and hormones such as testosterones and estrogen (Wedro, 2013). Cholesterol is classified as either good or bad cholesterol. The cholesterol that is carried by low-density lipoprotein is the ones that are called the bad cholesterol while those carried by the high-density lipoprotein are called good cholesterol. The low-density lipoprotein carries cholesterol to the various body ...