Xaham fid-demm (Kolesterol)

Ix-xaham fid-demm jista jintiret jew inkella jkun kagunat. Il-kawza tista tkun dieta mimlija helu u grassijiet jew inkella mard.

Hemm zewg tipi ta' testijiet ghax-xaham fid-demm. Wiehed juza demm kapillari jigifieri demm mis-suba. Dan it-test jaghti rizultat immedjat. Test iehor juza demm mill-vina, u dan wiehed irid jistenna xi jiem qabel ma jkollu rizultat, pero dan ikun dettaljat iktar.

Hemm diversi tipi ta' xaham fid-demm. L-iktar komuni li jissemmew huma HDL (xaham tajjeb), LDL (xaham hazin), u triglycerides (xaham hazin). Jinghataw ukoll valuri ta' xaham totali, jigifieri is-somma tax-xaham kollu fid-demm (total cholesterol), kif ukoll 'ratio'. Dan ta' l-ahhar jirreferi ghal kemm mix-xaham fid-demm hu xaham tajjeb. Iktar ma jkun baxx ir-'ratio', iktar ahjar.

Xaham gholi fid-demm igib ftit sinjali li wiehed jinduna bihom, u hafna drabi pazjent jinduna li ghandu xaham gholi meta jaghmel 'check-up'. Xi whud mis-sinjali li juruna li hemm kolesterol gholi huma crieki bojod madwar il-habba tal-ghajn, nefhiet zghar madwar l-ghajnejn u fuq il-minkeb. Fid-dubju wiehed ghandu dejjem jistaqsi tabib.

L-importanza tal-kolesterol hi li dan jista' jkun kawza ta' attakki ta' qalb u puplesiji. F'dan ir-rigward il-prevenzjoni hi ta' mportanza kbira. Persuni ta' iktar minn 35 sena ghandhom jiccekjaw il-kolesterol jekk dan m'ghamluhx. Dieta bilancjata tghin biex il-kolesterol ma joghliex, u wiehed ghandu jevita helu zejjed, qali ta' spiss, u ikel zejtni bhal 'fast food'.


Dr A. Cordina


Referenzi

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