Your Heart in Your Hands: Cholesterol

Disease Awareness of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) 

At Daiichi Sankyo, We Care for Every Heartbeat, and we are on a mission to help people take control of their heart health by raising awareness and understanding of cholesterol and cardiovascular disease, and the associated risk factors. Through understanding the significance that cholesterol has on heart health, learning more about cholesterol levels, and empowering informed lifestyle changes, we want to help people protect heart their health and lessen the impact of cardiovascular disease in Europe.

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Your Heart in Your Hands: Cholesterol

What is LDL Cholesterol?

Cholesterol is a type of lipid (fat), which plays an important part in the structure and function of cell membranes and is required for the synthesis of hormones and vitamin D.4 Around 80% of it is produced naturally in the body and only about 20% comes from the food we eat. It is transported in the blood bound to proteins, forming 'lipoprotein' particles.1

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), often referred as “bad” cholesterol, delivers cholesterol to body tissues but can cause plaque buildup in arteries, increasing the risk of cardiovascular events and developing CVD (cardiovascular disease).2,3

LDL Cholesterol and Heart Disease

Did you know that more than 50% of people have elevated LDL cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein cholesterol) levels in Europe’s largest countries, totalling more than 130 million people?4

Elevated LDL cholesterol levels significantly increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, a group of conditions responsible for over 10,000 lives lost daily in Europe alone, with 60% of coronary heart disease cases and 40% of strokes linked to high LDL cholesterol levels.4,5
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CVD: cardiovascular disease; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol

References
[1]

Harvard Health Publishing. Harvard Medical School. How it’s made: Cholesterol production in your body. 2017.

Available at:
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/how-its-made-cholesterol-production-in-your-body
Last Accessed July 2024.
[2]

Bhatt, A. Cholesterol: Understanding HDL vs. LDL, Harvard Health Publishing. 2018.

Available at:
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/understanding-cholesterol-hdl-vs-ldl-2018041213608
Last Accessed July 2024.
[3]

European Parliament. High cholesterol – a chronic illness neglected in Europe.

Available at:
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/P-8-2015-003568_EN.html
Last Accessed July 2024.
[4]

European Heart Network. European Cardiovascular Disease Statistics 2017 Edition.

Available at:
https://www.bhf.org.uk/-/media/files/for-professionals/research/heart-statistics/european-cardiovascular-disease-statistics-2017.pdf?rev=533659bdd2864e5fa5502e8c9c43e07e
Last Accessed July 2024.
[5]

Policy Analysis Centre. European Cholesterol Guidelines Report.

Available at:
https://policy-centre.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/European-Cholesterol-Guidelines07.pdf
Last Accessed July 2024.
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By answering a series of questions with our calculator, you will discover how much you know about cholesterol, particularly LDL cholesterol, and its relationship with nutrition. This quick quiz will help you evaluate your current level of knowledge.

1. Medilineplus. Cholesterol Levels: What You Need to Know. Avaiable at: https://medlineplus.gov/cholesterollevelswhatyouneedtoknow.html. Last Accesed August, 2024; 2. Bhatt, A. Cholesterol: Understanding HDL vs. LDL, Harvard Health Publishing. 2018. Available at: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/understanding-cholesterol-hdl-vs-ldl-2018041213608. Last Accesed August, 2024; 3. Harvard Health Publishing. Harvard Medical School. How it’s made: Cholesterol production in your body. 2017. Available at: https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/how-its-made- cholesterol-production-in-your-body. Last Accesed August, 2024; 4. Cleveland Clinic. LDL. Available at: https://Consultingahealthcareprofessionalmy.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/24391-ldl-cholesterol. Last accessed August 2024. 5. Diab A, et al. A Heart-Healthy Diet for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: Where Are We Now? Vasc Health Risk Manag. 2023;19:237-253; 6. Fundación Española del Corazón. Pirámide de salud. Avaiable at: https://fundaciondelcorazon.com/nutricion/piramide-de-alimentacion.html. Last Accesed August, 2024.
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