Atherosclerosis is an injury inside the arterial wall that is caused by excess LDL cholesterol, hypertension, and smoking. It is characterized by the formation of a plate that greases and deforms the interior of the arteries, making circulation difficult.
This plaque called atheroma is formed, among other substances, by LDL cholesterol. When the atheroma grows, it obstructs the path through which blood should circulate, which means that the heart and brain do not receive the supply of blood they need for their normal functioning, when the obstruction is partial, angina pectoris occurs. If the atherosclerotic plaque ruptures, clotting substances are released, these can completely obstruct the interior of the arteries and then myocardial infarction and strokes (CVA) occur.
With atherosclerosis cardiovascular diseases (CVD) begin, for the doctors specialized in cardiovascular prevention, it is very important to attack the three enemies of cardiovascular health: dyslipidemia (high "bad" LDL cholesterol and "good" low HDL cholesterol) because it contributes to the formation of atheroma plaque, hypertension or elevation of blood pressure because it deteriorates the inner wall of the arteries and smoking, because with its toxic substances it increases blood viscosity, which contributes to atherosclerosis,
Dyslipidemia is generated by a chain of events: poor diet, little physical activity, combined with genetic susceptibility and stress.
Let's take care of our health.
Enemies of the heart are: being overweight, wrong food, no exercise.
Strange how no one, not even during this corona time, seems to care about their diet. I wonder if you are familiar with what you wrote.