Female cholesterol 8.9mmol/L is considered high. The serum cholesterol level of a normal healthy person is less than 5.17mmol/L, with slight variations in the normal range in different laboratories, and cholesterol 8.9mmol/L is considered hypercholesterolemia. High cholesterol increases the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke.
Cholesterol is widely found in animals and is an important substance indispensable to animal tissue cells. Elevated total cholesterol, easy to cause hypercholesterolemia, can lead to coronary artery atherosclerosis, blood vessel narrowing and blockage, resulting in angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, and even stroke. In addition, elevated cholesterol, but also the formation of obesity, diabetes, yellow pigment tumor hyperplasia or lesions of the skin.
Found that elevated total cholesterol, daily life should pay attention to try to control the intake of cholesterol, you can eat walnuts, oatmeal, oat bran and other foods that help control cholesterol, eat less animal offal and brain, more fresh fruits and vegetables, strengthen exercise, quit smoking, quit drinking, weight loss or weight control.
High cholesterol after improving lifestyle, adjusting diet, exercise and workout, total cholesterol is still high, you can take statin drugs, such as atorvastatin and simvastatin under doctor’s guidance to reduce cholesterol level.
Women with cholesterol 8.9mmol/L should go to the hospital for reasonable treatment under doctor’s guidance.