As per current medical guidelines, lipid profile needs 9 – 12 hours of fasting. You cannot take any food or drink except for water during that time period.

You can adhere to the following things to improve your lipid profile and maintain a overall good health:

• Eat Healthy – Try eating fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, fish. Try cutting down on carbohydrates and sugary food and drinks.
• Exercise Regularly – Your muscles are stimulated by any form of physical exercise which in turn helps in breakdown of triglycerides. Your body can then use them as energy and do not store them as fat.
• Avoid Alcohol – In most of the people, intake of alcohol can increase triglyceride levels.
• Omega-3 Fatty acid Consumption – Consumption of omega-3 fatty acid found in fatty fishes like Salmon may lower your triglyceride levels.

A lipid profile test is done through a blood test. This test checks High density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), Low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), LDL/HDL Ratio, Triglycerides, Very low density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C). Cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood can clog your arteries, making you more susceptible to develop heart disease. Thus, this test can help predict your risk of heart disease allowing you to make early lifestyle changes that can lower cholesterol and triglycerides.

High cholesterol can cause a dangerous accumulation of cholesterol and other deposits on the walls of your arteries causing reduce blood flow through your arteries, which can cause complications, such as – chest pain, stroke and heart attack.

When your LDL level is high, fat can build up in the walls of your blood vessels. This fat can clog your arteries stopping the blood from flowing through them. If an artery going to your heart gets blocked, you might have the chance of a heart attack. You might have a stroke if an artery going to your brain is blocked. Not only does a high LDL level causes heart disease or stroke, it may also result in kidney disease.

A lipid profile test is provided by all renowned healthcare and diagnostic centres in Kolkata. If you are a resident of Kasba, Baruipur, Barasat or Sonarpur area, AccuHealth Diagnostics is definitely worth giving a try. AccuHealth also has the facility of home services like blood collection, ECG at home, X-Ray at home and Holter monitoring at home for the citizens of entire Kolkata and adjoining areas. Accuhealth offers cost-effective tests and provides right reports at the right tie so that you can carry on with your further treatment properly.