Cholesterol Home Test, Home Cholesterol Test.

Cholesterol, a waxy substance produced by the liver and found in certain foods, is needed to make vitamin “D” and some hormones, build cell walls, and create bile salts that help you digest fat. Actually, your body produces enough cholesterol so that if you never touched another cheese fry, you would be OK. But it's hard to avoid cholesterol entirely because so many foods contain it.

Too much cholesterol in the body can lead to serious problems like heart disease. Many factors can contribute to high cholesterol, but the good news is there are things you can do to control them.

Lipids are fats that are found throughout the body. Cholesterol, a type of lipid is found in foods from animal sources. This means that eggs, meats, and whole-fat dairy products (including milk, cheese, and ice cream) are loaded with cholesterol - and vegetables, fruits, and grains contain none. The liver produces about 1,000 milligrams of cholesterol a day, and you probably consume about 150 to 250 milligrams in the foods you eat.

Because cholesterol can't travel alone through the bloodstream, it has to combine with certain proteins. These proteins act like trucks, picking up the cholesterol and transporting it to different parts of the body. When this happens, the cholesterol and protein form a lipoprotein together. The two most important types of lipoproteins are

TOTAL cholesterol is the total amount of cholesterol in blood. About one third to one fourth of the total amount of cholesterol is HDL cholesterol and rest is LDL Cholesterol. HDL cholesterol carries cholesterol back to the liver, where it can be processed and sent out of the body.

You have probably heard people call LDL cholesterol "bad cholesterol" and HDL cholesterol "good cholesterol " because of their very different effects on the body. Most cholesterol is LDL cholesterol, and this is the kind that's most likely to clog the blood vessels, keeping blood from flowing through the body the way it should.

CholestroCheck home cholesterol test measures your TOTAL Cholesterol and HDL Cholesterol in blood with support of TOTAL cholesterol Test and HDL Cholesterol Test. The test gives indication of your Cholesterol level. If you are tested high cholesterol, early precautions can lead you to protect from serious diseases caused due to high cholesterol. The test also guides you to take the precautions and arrange your food, which has NO Cholesterol.

Customer instruction manual (Leaflet) is provided with each test. Please read carefully before performing the test

When you have too much cholesterol, it can be dangerous to your health. When LDL cholesterol levels are high, cholesterol is deposited on the walls of arteries and forms a hard substance called plaque. Over time, plaque causes the arteries to become narrower, decreasing blood flow and causing a condition called atherosclerosis (pronounced: ah-thuh-ro-skluh-ro-sis), or hardening of the arteries.

When atherosclerosis affects the coronary arteries (the blood vessels that supply the muscles of the heart), the condition is called coronary artery disease, which puts a person at risk for having a heart attack. When atherosclerosis affects the blood vessels that supply the brain, the condition is called cerebral vascular disease, which puts a person at risk of having a stroke. Atherosclerosis may also block blood flow to other vital organs, including the kidneys and intestines. This is why it's so important to start paying attention to cholesterol levels as a teen - you can delay or prevent serious health problems in the future .

Eat a diet that contains many low-cholesterol foods: fruits, veggies, whole grains (like breads and cereals), legumes (beans), and fish.

Eat a diet that is low in saturated and trans fat. Replace saturated and trans fats with unsaturated fats - for example, cook with olive oil or another heart-friendly oil instead of using butter or stick margarine.

If you eat meat, try using lean meat like skinless poultry. Make sure you trim off all noticeable fat before cooking and drain the fat from the pan after browning meats.

Instead of frying, try boiling, broiling, baking, roasting, poaching, steaming, or sautéing.

Instead of whole milk, use low-fat or nonfat milk, which contains all the nutrients without all the fat. Also, try low-fat or nonfat yogurts and cheeses or cottage cheese. You can also substitute low-fat buttermilk or yogurt in a recipe that calls for cream cheese or sour cream.

Use trans-fat-free margarine.

Instead of meat, try beans, peas, lentils, or tofu.

Instead of eggs, try just egg whites or cholesterol-free commercial egg substitutes.

Use liquid vegetable oil or tub margarine instead of butter, shortening, or stick margarine. Stay away from products that contain hydrogenated vegetable oils. Pass on commercially prepared baked goods, which are often made with hydrogenated oils or trans fats.

Looking for snacks that are low in fat and cholesterol? Try fruits, raw veggies and low-fat dips, low-fat cookies and crackers, plain unsalted popcorn or pretzels, gelatin, or low-fat yogurt.

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Storage and Stability

The test can be stored at temperatures between 4 to 30 Degree Celsius in the sealed pack to the date of expiration. The test kit should be kept away from direct sun- light, moisture and heat The product has confi rmed its stability for 24 months from the date of manufacturing.

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