Cholesterol Control Prevent Stroke

SEE is still low awareness of the risks of cholesterol also increases in line with changes in lifestyle, PT Pfizer Indonesia (Pfizer) would like to invite the public to understand more about cholesterol, as well as the impact of the handling and prevention.

This coincided during Ramadan, Pfizer asked the public to continue to maintain a balanced lifestyle and healthy during fasting.

Andriani Ganesmwari, Senior Manager Marketing Communication PT Pfizer Indonesia said, "It's become a habit every Ramadan, and Eid when we have a tendency to consume sweet foods and beverages and bersantan. In addition, we also tend to reduce activity by reason of fitness store strong force to undergo daily tasks. Without we realize the lifestyle changes during Ramadan and Eid is able to pose a risk of high cholesterol. Therefore, Pfizer, as one of the leading companies who care and health sector, asked the public to carefully control the cholesterol during this holy month so there are no regrets later on. "

Cholesterol is a fatty substance complex which 80 percent is produced in the body, which organs like the liver and the rest from outside the body through food intake. Cholesterol has a variety of functions for the body, including energy resources, the formation of cell walls, and the formation of hormones.

In developed countries with high consumption of cholesterol, such as the United States, heart disease is one of the main causes of death. Research carried out the American Heart Association (AHA) states that more than 100 million people in these countries have cholesterol levels above the average and 40 million of them have very high cholesterol levels. This condition causes the death rate from heart disease and stroke reaches 500,000 people each year.

Data released by WHO in 2002 showed that hypercholesterolemia causes 4.4 million deaths in the world. Most of the people who have hypercholesterolemia properties are those who have average cholesterol levels high enough between 200-250 mg per cent.

"High levels of cholesterol in the blood can increase the risk of coronary heart attacks. In some developed countries prevalence of coronary heart disease actually have started to show decline in recent years. But not with the developing countries. The pattern of unhealthy living is a major factor causing increased cases of illness Coronary heart caused by high levels of cholesterol in the blood. For this reason, it is very important for communities to begin addressing cholesterol early and wisely changing lifestyle towards a more healthy, "said the specialist heart and blood vessel disease, Dr. Ann Soenarta Arieska SpJP (K).

Other data that is still associated with a disease caused by disruption of cholesterol comes from the International Stroke Conference (international stroke conference). Conference held in Vienna, Austria in 2008 was declared, that the number of people with stroke in the Asian region continues to increase.

Stroke is the third largest cause of death in Indonesia today, and tend to threaten the productive ages under 45 years old.

For people who do not have the nature of hypercholesterolemia, the risk of these disorders can be controlled with continuous control of their lifestyle, through diet and exercise. Moreover, to detect the risk of cholesterol may face is that people should routinely check the cholesterol at least six months.

This routine detection can help the community to act more quickly in anticipation of cholesterol disorders if they already stated the level of high risk.

"For people that have been detected to have high cholesterol disorder risk, they must immediately act quickly to reduce levels of bad cholesterol in the body. Decrease in cholesterol levels can be done by taking drugs regularly, and certainly a change of lifestyle. Levels cholesterol should also be routinely checked in the laboratory and in consultation with the doctor, "explained Dr. Arieska.

Based on Stroke Foundation of Indonesia, currently there is a tendency increasing number of people with stroke in Indonesia in the last decade. Tendency to attack the young generation who are still in their productive age. This will impact on the declining level of productivity, and socioeconomic disruption can lead to family.

"It is undeniable, an increasing number of stroke survivors in Indonesia are identical with cholesterol caused by an unhealthy lifestyle. Therefore, we support Pfizer's invitation to the community to better control his cholesterol and live a more healthy, well during Ramadan and the feast and after that, to avoid serious diseases like stroke, "said Dr. Disastro H Sutarto Prodjo SPS, a specialist in nervous diseases as well as the Head of Public Relations and Awareness Stroke Foundation of Indonesia.

To support healthy lifestyles, Pfizer has introduced the concept of 3 Ring Cares cholesterol. This step is done by looking at three factors, namely food intake, body work, and compliance through it.

"Since 2005, Pfizer has introduced the concept of 3 Ring cholesterol Care which aims to assist communities in controlling the life style in order to be free of cholesterol disorders. 3 Ring Cholesterol Care was developed by Pfizer based on an understanding of three factors must be considered in the handling of cholesterol risk factors depicted in the form of rings, namely diet (diet), exercise (sports), and compliance (adherence), "concluded Andriani. (NSA)

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