Walking is just as good as running. Elderly people and younger adults benefit from physical activity in similar ways. These benefits are far reaching, and can improve your entire cardiovascular profile, including positively affecting cholesterol levels. Cholesterol Elevated levels of HDL, the good cholesterol, can reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke. The other type of cholesterol, LDL, is the kind that actually can build up in arteries, and increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.
High cholesterol can run in families.
Some people, regardless of diet, have high cholesterol. Most people do not require medicine to control their cholesterol. However, not everybody can do it with dietary changes. We recognize that. And that s why there are good medications out there, for people who may need it.