High cholesterol and underactive thyroid

Underactive thyroid is one of the lesser known but potential causes behind high cholesterol level with in human body. Underactive thyroid in medical terms is referred as hypothyroidism. This disorder is capable of lowering down metabolism rate of your body. Due to it, cholesterol clearance from body is delayed. As a result, cholesterol content in your blood increases. According to studies, more that 90% of the victims of hypothyroidism have higher cholesterol (bad cholesterol LDL) content. Due to same reason, higher level of triglycerides content is also marked in victims of hypothyroidism. Prevalence of hypothyroidism induced higher cholesterol level is near about five times more in women compared to their male counterparts. 17% of global female population has increased TSH level after the age of sixty. This population is highly vulnerable towards developing higher cholesterol and triglycerides content.  However, this situation is curable. Doctors generally take help of synthetic thyroid hormones to treat hypothyroidism induced high cholesterol content. For this treatment, levothyroxine hormone is highly effective. Along with, you need to curb consumption of certain food products that can affect the function of thyroid. Food products falling in this category are cabbage, broccoli, mustard green, and cauliflower. Along with, you need to make TSH test once you are above 50 years age.