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# Flora pro.activ: Fighting family cholesterol history
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## A family history of high cholesterol doesn't mean you can't take steps to
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keep your heart healthy.
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![If you have a family history of high cholesterol, taking preventative steps
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such as exercising and eating Flora pro.activ can help to keep your heart
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healthy. ][1]
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If you have a family history of high cholesterol, taking preventative steps
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such as exercising and eating Flora pro.activ can help to keep your heart
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healthy. Photo: Getty
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4:59PM GMT 04 Feb 2011
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The secret to your heart health could be all in the family. Many people are
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diagnosed with high cholesterol levels in later life, but some are prone to it
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much earlier.
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The reason is that their family history makes them much more likely to suffer
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from the problem. Everyone can be at risk of heart disease, but if someone you
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know has suffered a heart attack at an early age, it may be due to
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hypercholesterolaemia (high cholesterol) which, left untreated, can lead to
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heart disease.
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The science behind this is well understood nowadays, and there are several
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effective solutions. High cholesterol is simple to understand: low-density
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lipoprotein (LDL), known as 'bad cholesterol', increases your risk of heart
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disease, while high-density lipoprotein (HDL) - 'good cholesterol' - helps
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protect you.
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A raised level is a total cholesterol count higher than 5 mmol/L, but if your
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good cholesterol is high, your total may be higher without increasing your
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risk of heart disease.
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There are several ways to raise good cholesterol levels and lower the bad. The
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simplest is to choose a healthier lifestyle: eat more of the right things
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(oily fish, fruit, vegetables, nuts, lean meat) and less of the wrong ones
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(saturated fats, butter, sugary and processed foods); exercise more; lose
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weight; don't smoke and don't drink to excess.
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The next step is to add a cholesterol-lowering food, such as Flora pro.activ,
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to your diet. Flora pro.activ products contain plant sterols that work by
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partly blocking the absorption of cholesterol from the gut into the blood.
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Consuming one Flora pro.activ Mini Health Drink or three portions of Flora
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pro.activ spreads per day provides the optimum amount of plant sterols, and
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can reduce your bad cholesterol by 10 per cent*. This can be increased to 15
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per cent when accompanied by a healthier diet and lifestyle.
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And, of course, it is important to keep including Flora pro.activ products in
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your daily diet to maintain your new lower cholesterol level.
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If your cholesterol is very high, or you suffer from the genetic disorder
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familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH), your doctor may prescribe cholesterol-
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lowering drugs such as statins. Flora pro.activ products can safely be taken
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together with statins to produce an additional cholesterol-lowering effect.
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There's another effect you'll get from the right diet, healthy exercise and
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lowering your cholesterol: you'll feel much better - and your heart will thank
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you for it. It really is that simple.
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**Why Flora pro.activ works **
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Flora pro.activ foods contain plant sterols, which are clinically proven to
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lower bad cholesterol by up to 10 per cent*, and a further five per cent with
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a healthy diet and lifestyle.
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They can form a valuable part of your heart health regime, along with diet and
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exercise.
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If you are using cholesterol-lowering medication, such as statins, always ask
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your GP whether Flora pro.activ foods are suitable for you.
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They may not be appropriate for pregnant and breastfeeding women or children.
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**Plant sterols: the facts**
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Sterols occur naturally in vegetable oils, nuts, seeds, grain products, fruit
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and vegetables, and many other plant sources.
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Plant sterols actively remove cholesterol from the body by partly blocking the
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absorption of cholesterol in the gut.
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Cholesterol that isn't absorbed is then removed from the body, resulting in a
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lowering of total and bad (LDL) cholesterol levels.
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Flora pro.activ foods contain concentrated amounts of plant sterols -- though
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sterols do occur in healthy foods, they're in such small quantities that you
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would need to eat 150 apples, 210 carrots or 425 tomatoes to get the same
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amount as one Flora pro.activ Mini Health Drink, or three portions of Flora
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pro.activ spreads per day.
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**Cholesterol numbers **
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* Keep your total cholesterol below 5
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* Keep bad cholesterol under 3
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* Keep good cholesterol above 1
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* Consuming 1.5-2.4g of sterols per day can lower cholesterol by 7-10 per cent
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in 2-3 weeks.
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Cholesterol facts
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### [Cholesterol levels in men and women][16]
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[![Vince and Anna Bertolone are both using Flora pro.activ to help keep their
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cholesterol levels down. ][17] ][16]
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We all need low cholesterol but men and women differ. Here's how anyone can
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make a change.
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### [Fighting family cholesterol history][18]
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[![If you have a family history of high cholesterol, taking preventative steps
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such as exercising and eating Flora pro.activ can help to keep your heart
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healthy. ][19] ][18]
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A family history of high cholesterol doesn't mean you can't take steps to keep
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your heart healthy.
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