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AssistLecturer Aseel Ghassan Daoud MSc In pharmacy Clinical laboratory sciences What is cholesterol Cholesterol is a steroid that is essential for life What are the roles of cholesterol in the body. High blood cholesterol is one of the major risk factors for heart disease A risk factor is a condition that increases your chance of getting a disease In fact the higher your blood cholesterol level the greater your risk for developing heart disease AANUIIOU WELL ALANEIELOWINAUAE fats trans fats and cholesterol that includes a VAIEYOUI VEGEALEANA EEANLOW A dairy products AOILYWIEPEWEE OOELEANUOMEA IMALLVIILEAANOW AWAYEAAOOOUOEMEAEMOVEE skin from poultry 3UIUEMEALEOLOW MEAMAINIEO regular entrees In fact the higher your blood cholesterol the greater your risk of developing heart disease or having a heart attack Heart disease is the 1 killer of men and women in the United States Each year more than a million Americans have a heart attack and It is made in the liver and released into the bloodstream You can also get cholesterol from the food you eat It is important to get your cholesterol checked and learn how to manage your cholesterol The different types of cholesterol HDL Highdensity Dr. Nikhat Siddiqi. 1. Overview. Cholesterol, the characteristic steroid alcohol of animal tissues, performs a number of essential functions in the body. . C. holesterol is a structural component of all cell membranes, modulating their fluidity, and, in specialized tissues, cholesterol is a precursor of bile acids, steroid hormones, and vitamin D. . d. e. . determina. t. ion. Int. r. oduct. i. on:. T. r. i. gly. c. e. r. i. d. es. . a. r. e. . es. t. e. r. s. . of fatty. . ac. i. ds. . and. . a. r. e. . hydro. l. yzed. . to. . gly. c. e. FromEgg. Yolk. Cholesterol. Is the most abundant . steroid. in the body.. Is a . waxy. substance found in all of the body cells. . Has . methyl. CH. 3. - groups, alkyl chain, and -OH attached to the steroid nucleus.. egg yolk. Lipids. Lipids. are. Biomolecules. that contain fatty acids or a steroid nucleus.. Soluble in organic solvents but not in water.. Named for the Greek word . lipos. , which means “fat.”. BIOSYNTHESIS OF CHOLESTEROL. Cholesterol is doubtless the most publicized lipid, notorious because of the strong correlation between high levels of cholesterol in the blood and the incidence of human cardiovascular diseases.. Rachel . Randle. Clinical Scientist in-service HSST. Viapath Bedford Hospital. Dr W Wassif. Consultant . Chemical . Pathologist. Bedford Hospital. On behalf of National . Clinical Biochemistry Audit Group. PREPARED BY:. . DR. C. BOYD RAMSEY . PROFESSOR EMERITUS. OBJECTIVE. To show . from research data. how lifestyle and the composition of human diets do or do not affect the incidence of the two largest killers of people - heart diseases and cancers.. Beth Kalicki. Heli. J. Roy, PhD, RD. Pennington Biomedical Research Center. Cholesterol Trends. Blood cholesterol levels correlate with weight. However, lean individuals can have high cholesterol levels.. Victor Nadler. Objectives. By the end of this class, students will be able to. :. Explain the role of dietary lipids and endogenous lipoproteins, including dietary cholesterol, chylomicrons, VLDL-C, LDL-C, and . holesterol. When you have your blood it can build up the inner walls of your heart arteries. Over time this forms plaque. Plaque narrows your arteries and puts you at an increased risk for having a