Understanding Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Introduction

Hypercholesterolemia or high cholesterol, is a form of hyperlipidemia that indicates that the blood has excess lipids or fats, such as cholesterol and triglycerides. High cholesterol often indicates and abundance of LDL or non-HDL bad cholesterol in a person’s blood. There are several factors that may contribute to high cholesterol such as poor nutrition, obesity, smoking and age. Gender can even be associated with high cholesterol as more males than females are diagnosed with this condition each year.

Define hypercholesterolemia

How many affected /families/ U.S. prevalence in certain ethnic groups or regions /Internationally?

Causes of Hypercholesterolemia

Specific causes of non-genetic non familial hypercholesterolemia

Specific Genetic causes of familial Hypercholesterolemia

How is familial Hypercholesterolemia identified/tested

Why is familial hypercholesterolemia often misdiagnosed

Is familial hypercholesterolemia related to nutrition

If not, Why is familial Hypercholesterolemia often misdiagnosed as nutritritional/ dietary/lifestyle Hypercholesterolemia

 

What is the harm/morbidity/risks of familial hypercholesterolemia to the body/cardiovascular system

How should it be treated with diet/exercise and or medication/respectively

Should it be treated the same as strictly dietary hypercholesterlemia

 Studies or outcomes of such treatments of methods

Conclusion

Nutritioin role in hyperlipidemia