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One fact has baffled health researchers for a long time:<\/p>\nOne fact has baffled health researchers for a long time:<\/p>\n
Why can two people eat exactly the same thing, exercise similarly and for most parts have similar lifestyles, but one develops a very bad cholesterol level while the other has perfect arteries?<\/p>\n
So, they take the short cut and say it\u2019s genetic and that there is nothing you can do about it.<\/p>\n
But it isn\u2019t so simple. Scientists from Johns Hopkins University<\/em> discovered a sneaky trigger that\u2019s behind most of these cases. If you avoid this trigger, you can eat whatever you like and never develop high cholesterol.<\/p>\n Okay, there is a gene involved. It\u2019s called PCSK9.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Overactive PCSK9 genes lead to high levels of the PCSK9 enzyme in your body, and high levels of this enzyme leads to high cholesterol.<\/p>\n So, if you have the PCSK9 gene, you\u2019re more prone to high cholesterol. But only if the gene is over active. If it\u2019s not triggered, your cholesterol level is going to be fine.<\/p>\n The researchers examined the gene pool of live and deceased alcoholics and compared it to people not dependent on alcohol. And they found that in the alcoholics, the PCSK9 gene tended to be overactive.<\/p>\n From this, they drew the conclusion that alcohol can stimulate the PCSK9 gene, causing your cholesterol to skyrocket. <\/p>\n Don\u2019t take me wrong\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2026this doesn\u2019t mean you have to be dependent on alcohol for this to happen. If you have this gene, your cholesterol level is just super sensitive to any amount of alcohol.<\/p>\n Now how can you test this?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Well, you can go to a lab and ask them to search your blood for this gene.<\/p>\n Or, the simpler way is to just not consume any alcohol for a month or two and see if your cholesterol level goes down.<\/p>\n