MYTH: If you take a cholesterol-lowering drug, you can eat anything. Cholesterol in the bloodstream comes from two sources—your liver makes some, and you get some from certain foods. Statins reduce the amount of cholesterol made by the liver. This causes blood levels of cholesterol to drop, which, in turn, reduces the amount of cholesterol deposited in your arteries. If you take a statin and continue to eat foods that are high in cholesterol plus saturated fat, the drug will not be as effective, and your cholesterol level will not fall, and may even rise. #YourCardiacCare #KnowItYourself #ZydusCares #ZydusHospitals #Ahmedabad
MYTH: If you take a cholesterol-lowering drug, you can eat anything. Cholesterol in the bloodstream comes from two sources—your liver makes some, and you get some from certain foods. Statins reduce the amount of cholesterol made by the liver. This causes blood levels of cholesterol to drop, which, in turn, reduces the amount of cholesterol deposited in your arteries. If you take a statin and continue to eat foods that are high in cholesterol plus saturated fat, the drug will not be as effective, and your cholesterol level will not fall, and may even rise. #YourCardiacCare #KnowItYourself #ZydusCares #ZydusHospitals #Ahmedabad
MYTH: If you take a cholesterol-lowering drug, you can eat anything. Cholesterol in the bloodstream comes from two sources—your liver makes some, and you get some from certain foods. Statins reduce the amount of cholesterol made by the liver. This causes blood levels of cholesterol to drop, which, in turn, reduces the amount of cholesterol deposited in your arteries. If you take a statin and continue to eat foods that are high in cholesterol plus saturated fat, the drug will not be as effective, and your cholesterol level will not fall, and may even rise. #YourCardiacCare #KnowItYourself #ZydusCares #ZydusHospitals #Ahmedabad