Experts recalled that excess cholesterol in the body is a determining factor in heart attacks and strokes.< /p>
This information was reported to Ua-novosti, reported by URA-Inform.
Doctors have warned that a little-known and dangerous symptom of high cholesterol in the human body may be pain in the arms and legs.
«Symptoms of high cholesterol may not appear for a long time, which makes it difficult to diagnose the problem. But sometimes pain in the limbs can indicate excess cholesterol», — doctors said.
According to doctors, the appearance of such pain is caused by an increase in deposits that accumulate in the vessels containing cholesterol, fat, cellular waste, calcium and fibrin (protein).
< p>This process is associated with the development of a dangerous condition of atherosclerosis, in which the vessels narrow and harden. Against this background, peripheral artery disease may occur, the marker of which is severe sharp pain, often felt in the legs.
Such pain tends to manifest itself when walking or running. The person experiencing it is forced to stop moving for a while. Similar episodes — this is a serious reason for examination.
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