{"id":31202,"date":"2026-10-15T13:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T17:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inbodycanada.ca\/?p=31202"},"modified":"2026-10-15T13:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T17:11:13","slug":"tableau-des-taux-de-cholesterol-par-age-valeurs-normales-et-signification-de-vos-chiffres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inbodycanada.ca\/fr\/medical\/cholesterol-levels-chart-by-age-normal-ranges-and-what-your-numbers-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"Tableau des taux de cholest\u00e9rol selon l&#039;\u00e2ge\u00a0: valeurs normales et signification de vos chiffres"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"31202\" class=\"elementor elementor-31202\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96b8337 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"96b8337\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82c573c exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82c573c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">La plupart des adultes souhaitent un taux de cholest\u00e9rol total inf\u00e9rieur \u00e0 200 mg\/dL, un taux de LDL inf\u00e9rieur \u00e0 100 mg\/dL et un taux de HDL d&#039;au moins 40 mg\/dL (hommes) ou 50 mg\/dL (femmes). Ces objectifs restent les m\u00eames, que vous ayez 25 ou 75 ans. Le tableau complet figure ci-dessous, avec la d\u00e9finition des valeurs limites et \u00e9lev\u00e9es.<\/p><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Voici ce que le tableau omet\u00a0: vos chiffres indiquent votre situation, mais n\u2019expliquent ni les raisons de ces niveaux, ni les facteurs sous-jacents qui les influencent. La r\u00e9ponse se trouve g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement dans votre composition corporelle, un \u00e9l\u00e9ment qu\u2019un bilan lipidique ne mesure jamais.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06828c6 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06828c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tableau des taux de cholest\u00e9rol\u00a0: normal, limite et \u00e9lev\u00e9<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51c1aba exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51c1aba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Toutes les valeurs sont exprim\u00e9es en milligrammes par d\u00e9cilitre (mg\/dL), bas\u00e9es sur un bilan lipidique \u00e0 jeun pour les adultes de 20 ans et plus.<\/p><figure class=\"framer-text framer-table-wrapper\"><table class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-7pcobf\"><tbody class=\"framer-text\"><tr class=\"framer-text\"><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\"><strong class=\"framer-text\">Mesurer<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\"><strong class=\"framer-text\">Souhaitable<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\"><strong class=\"framer-text\">Limite de l&#039;hyperactivit\u00e9<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\"><strong class=\"framer-text\">Haut<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"framer-text\"><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\"><strong class=\"framer-text\">Cholest\u00e9rol total<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Moins de 200<\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">200 \u00e0 239<\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">240 ou plus<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"framer-text\"><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\"><strong class=\"framer-text\">LDL (\u201c mauvais \u201d)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Moins de 100<\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">100 \u00e0 159<\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">160 ou plus<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"framer-text\"><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\"><strong class=\"framer-text\">VLDL<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Moins de 30<\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">\u2014<\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">30 ou plus<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"framer-text\"><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\"><strong class=\"framer-text\">Triglyc\u00e9rides<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Moins de 150<\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">150 \u00e0 199<\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">200 ou plus<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Le HDL fonctionne dans le sens inverse, car plus c&#039;est \u00e9lev\u00e9, mieux c&#039;est\u00a0:<\/p><figure class=\"framer-text framer-table-wrapper\"><table class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-7pcobf\"><tbody class=\"framer-text\"><tr class=\"framer-text\"><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\"><strong class=\"framer-text\">HDL (\u201c bon \u201d)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\"><strong class=\"framer-text\">facteur de risque<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\"><strong class=\"framer-text\">Souhaitable<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\"><strong class=\"framer-text\">Protecteur<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"framer-text\"><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\"><strong class=\"framer-text\">Hommes<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Moins de 40 ans<\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">40 \u00e0 59 ans<\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">60 ans ou plus<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"framer-text\"><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\"><strong class=\"framer-text\">Femmes<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Moins de 50 ans<\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">50 \u00e0 59 ans<\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">60 ans ou plus<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Deux notes de bas de page \u00e0 conna\u00eetre.<a class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1jsimhm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/cholesterol\/about\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Le CDC fixe le taux de cholest\u00e9rol total optimal \u00e0 150.<\/a>, Ce taux est inf\u00e9rieur au seuil de 200 souvent cit\u00e9, donc \u201c\u00a0pas \u00e9lev\u00e9\u00a0\u201d et \u201c\u00a0optimal\u00a0\u201d ne sont pas synonymes. De plus, un taux de HDL sup\u00e9rieur \u00e0 80 n&#039;est pas forc\u00e9ment protecteur\u00a0; un taux plus \u00e9lev\u00e9 n&#039;est donc pas syst\u00e9matiquement meilleur.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25ae3b1 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25ae3b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tableau des taux de cholest\u00e9rol selon l&#039;\u00e2ge<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64bf456 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64bf456\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"framer-text framer-table-wrapper\"><table class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-7pcobf\"><tbody class=\"framer-text\"><tr class=\"framer-text\"><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">\u00c2ge<\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Cholest\u00e9rol total<\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">LDL<\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">HDL<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"framer-text\"><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">19 ans et moins<\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Moins de 170<\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Moins de 110<\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Plus de 45<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"framer-text\"><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">20 ans et plus<\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Moins de 200<\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Moins de 100<\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">40+ (hommes), 50+ (femmes)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Les objectifs de cholest\u00e9rol chez l&#039;adulte ne varient pas selon les d\u00e9cennies. Un taux de LDL sain \u00e0 30 ans reste un taux de LDL sain \u00e0 70 ans. Les tableaux qui r\u00e9partissent les adultes en tranches d&#039;\u00e2ge (20-50 ans) r\u00e9p\u00e8tent quatre fois la m\u00eame ligne.<\/p><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Deux choses changent avec l&#039;\u00e2ge.<\/p><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">La premi\u00e8re question concerne la fr\u00e9quence \u00e0 laquelle vous devriez vous faire tester.<a class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1jsimhm\" href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/articles\/11920-cholesterol-numbers-what-do-they-mean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Fr\u00e9quence de d\u00e9pistage<\/a> augmente avec l&#039;\u00e2ge :<\/p><figure class=\"framer-text framer-table-wrapper\"><table class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-7pcobf\"><tbody class=\"framer-text\"><tr class=\"framer-text\"><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">\u00c2ge<\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Hommes<\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Femmes<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"framer-text\"><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">9 \u00e0 11<\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Premier test<\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Premier test<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"framer-text\"><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">17 \u00e0 21 ans<\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">R\u00e9p\u00e9ter le test<\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">R\u00e9p\u00e9ter le test<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"framer-text\"><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">20 \u00e0 44 ans<\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Tous les 5 ans<\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Tous les 5 ans (jusqu&#039;\u00e0 54 ans)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"framer-text\"><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">45 \u00e0 65 ans<\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Tous les 1 \u00e0 2 ans<\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Tous les 1 \u00e0 2 ans (de 55 \u00e0 65 ans)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"framer-text\"><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">65+<\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Chaque ann\u00e9e<\/p><\/td><td class=\"framer-text\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Chaque ann\u00e9e<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8295983 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8295983\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Qu\u2019est-ce qui est consid\u00e9r\u00e9 comme un taux de cholest\u00e9rol \u00e9lev\u00e9\u00a0?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0a2a0e exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0a2a0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Un taux de cholest\u00e9rol \u00e9lev\u00e9 correspond g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement \u00e0 un taux total de 240 ou plus, ou \u00e0 un taux de LDL de 160 ou plus. Le terme \u201c\u00a0\u00e9lev\u00e9\u00a0\u201d est souvent employ\u00e9 de mani\u00e8re impr\u00e9cise, et votre compte rendu d\u2019analyse peut ne pas d\u00e9tailler les diff\u00e9rentes valeurs. Voici donc le d\u00e9tail complet du LDL\u00a0:<\/p><ul class=\"framer-text\" dir=\"auto\"><li class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" data-preset-tag=\"p\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\">Optimal : moins de 100<\/p><\/li><li class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" data-preset-tag=\"p\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\">Valeur quasi optimale : 100 \u00e0 129<\/p><\/li><li class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" data-preset-tag=\"p\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\">Limite sup\u00e9rieure : 130 \u00e0 159<\/p><\/li><li class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" data-preset-tag=\"p\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\">Temp\u00e9ratures maximales : 160 \u00e0 189<\/p><\/li><li class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" data-preset-tag=\"p\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\">Tr\u00e8s \u00e9lev\u00e9 : 190 ou plus<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Le contexte est plus important que le taux de LDL. Si vous souffrez d\u00e9j\u00e0 d&#039;une maladie cardiaque ou pr\u00e9sentez plusieurs facteurs de risque, votre m\u00e9decin pourrait souhaiter un taux inf\u00e9rieur \u00e0 70 mg\/dL, ce qui signifie qu&#039;un taux \u201c\u00a0quasi optimal\u00a0\u201d de 110 mg\/dL pourrait encore \u00eatre trop \u00e9lev\u00e9 pour vous. Un taux acceptable pour une personne ne l&#039;est pas forc\u00e9ment pour une autre.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ae72c4 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ae72c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Qu&#039;est-ce que le cholest\u00e9rol ?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff9ad7f exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff9ad7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/inbodycanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/aBstM42OikjkuMcLCK92lfxcVHE.png-1024x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31205\" alt=\"Qu&#039;est-ce que le cholest\u00e9rol ?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inbodycanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/aBstM42OikjkuMcLCK92lfxcVHE.png-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/inbodycanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/aBstM42OikjkuMcLCK92lfxcVHE.png-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/inbodycanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/aBstM42OikjkuMcLCK92lfxcVHE.png-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/inbodycanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/aBstM42OikjkuMcLCK92lfxcVHE.png-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/inbodycanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/aBstM42OikjkuMcLCK92lfxcVHE.png-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/inbodycanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/aBstM42OikjkuMcLCK92lfxcVHE.png.webp 1672w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d5d01c exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d5d01c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Le cholest\u00e9rol est une substance grasse principalement produite par votre foie et vos intestins et qui circule dans votre circulation sanguine.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Le cholest\u00e9rol n&#039;est pas nocif en soi. Les probl\u00e8mes surviennent lorsque son taux devient trop \u00e9lev\u00e9, une affection appel\u00e9e \u201c hypercholest\u00e9rol\u00e9mie \u201d.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\"><a class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1jsimhm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK470561\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Le cholest\u00e9rol joue de nombreux r\u00f4les essentiels<\/a> dans votre corps : il agit comme un bloc de construction pour certaines de vos hormones les plus importantes, notamment la testost\u00e9rone, les \u0153strog\u00e8nes, la progest\u00e9rone et le cortisol. C&#039;est aussi un composant du sel biliaire, qui vous aide \u00e0 dig\u00e9rer les vitamines liposolubles. Ainsi, puisque diverses cellules ont besoin de cholest\u00e9rol, celui-ci doit \u00eatre achemin\u00e9 dans tout votre corps par le biais de votre \u00ab\u00a0autoroute\u00a0\u00bb nutritive\u00a0: votre circulation sanguine.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Le cholest\u00e9rol est une substance grasse, il ne peut donc pas circuler librement dans votre sang par lui-m\u00eame (les deux ne se m\u00e9langent pas bien, un peu comme l&#039;huile et l&#039;eau). Au lieu de cela, le cholest\u00e9rol est emball\u00e9 avec des prot\u00e9ines dans des compos\u00e9s appel\u00e9s lipoprot\u00e9ines qui peuvent se d\u00e9placer librement dans votre sang, ce qui lui permet de voyager dans votre circulation sanguine sous cinq formes diff\u00e9rentes : chylomicrons, HDL, LDL, VLDL et IDL.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Bien que chacune de ces lipoprot\u00e9ines joue un r\u00f4le sp\u00e9cifique dans le transport du cholest\u00e9rol, les deux plus importantes \u00e0 conna\u00eetre pour votre sant\u00e9 sont le LDL et le HDL.<\/p><ul class=\"framer-text\" dir=\"auto\"><li class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" data-preset-tag=\"p\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\">Les LDL (lipoprot\u00e9ines de basse densit\u00e9), souvent qualifi\u00e9es de \u201c mauvais \u201d cholest\u00e9rol, contiennent plus de cholest\u00e9rol que de prot\u00e9ines. Elles sont donc plus grasses et moins denses, ce qui peut les amener \u00e0 se fixer aux parois des art\u00e8res lors de leur transport vers les cellules.\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" data-preset-tag=\"p\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\">Les HDL (lipoprot\u00e9ines de haute densit\u00e9), ou \u201c bon \u201d cholest\u00e9rol, contiennent plus de prot\u00e9ines que de cholest\u00e9rol, ce qui les rend plus denses. Elles agissent en collectant et en transportant l&#039;exc\u00e8s de cholest\u00e9rol loin des organes et vers le foie, o\u00f9 il peut \u00eatre \u00e9limin\u00e9 correctement.\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Ainsi, m\u00eame si votre taux de cholest\u00e9rol global est important, il change souvent au cours de la<a class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1jsimhm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3951264\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> rapport de LDL \u00e0 HDL qui peut causer des probl\u00e8mes<\/a> \u00c0 long terme, il est pr\u00e9f\u00e9rable d&#039;avoir un taux de HDL \u00e9lev\u00e9 et un taux de LDL faible dans le sang afin d&#039;emp\u00eacher le cholest\u00e9rol de se d\u00e9poser sur les parois des art\u00e8res. Un d\u00e9s\u00e9quilibre dans ce rapport peut entra\u00eener des complications graves.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6724efb exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6724efb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pourquoi un taux de cholest\u00e9rol \u00e9lev\u00e9 est important <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bec283 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bec283\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Au Canada, <strong>Les maladies cardiaques constituent la deuxi\u00e8me cause de mortalit\u00e9, repr\u00e9sentant 17,71 TP23 TP de tous les d\u00e9c\u00e8s en 2024.<\/strong>, selon <a href=\"https:\/\/www150.statcan.gc.ca\/n1\/daily-quotidien\/260113\/dq260113b-eng.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Statistique Canada<\/a>. Un taux de cholest\u00e9rol \u00e9lev\u00e9 est un facteur de risque majeur de maladies cardiovasculaires, au m\u00eame titre que l&#039;hypertension art\u00e9rielle et le tabagisme.<\/p><p>Le d\u00e9fi ? <strong>L&#039;hypercholest\u00e9rol\u00e9mie se d\u00e9veloppe souvent silencieusement.<\/strong>, sans sympt\u00f4mes ni signes avant-coureurs notables jusqu&#039;\u00e0 l&#039;apparition de complications cardiovasculaires graves.<\/p><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Si votre taux de LDL est \u00e9lev\u00e9 et votre taux de HDL est bas, cela peut entra\u00eener une accumulation de cholest\u00e9rol, car l&#039;exc\u00e8s de LDL commence \u00e0 se fixer aux parois de vos art\u00e8res. Sans traitement, il peut se combiner \u00e0 d&#039;autres substances comme le calcium pour former une plaque, qui peut durcir avec le temps.<a class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1jsimhm\" href=\"https:\/\/medlineplus.gov\/ency\/article\/000171.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> le durcissement de vos art\u00e8res s&#039;appelle l&#039;ath\u00e9roscl\u00e9rose<\/a>, ce qui signifie que votre c\u0153ur doit faire des heures suppl\u00e9mentaires pour pomper le sang dans ces art\u00e8res plus rigides et plus \u00e9troites.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Malheureusement, les cons\u00e9quences de l&#039;ath\u00e9roscl\u00e9rose peuvent \u00eatre graves. Elle peut faire monter la tension art\u00e9rielle jusqu&#039;\u00e0 l&#039;hypertension, une affection souvent li\u00e9e aux maladies cardiovasculaires.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Et si la plaque se rompt, cela peut entra\u00eener la formation de caillots sanguins qui coupent compl\u00e8tement votre circulation sanguine. Cela signifie que vos tissus peuvent devenir affam\u00e9s de sang et d&#039;oxyg\u00e8ne, et les cons\u00e9quences en sont tr\u00e8s graves :\u00a0<\/p><ul class=\"framer-text\" dir=\"auto\"><li class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" data-preset-tag=\"p\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\">Si le vaisseau obstru\u00e9 emp\u00eache le sang d&#039;\u00eatre achemin\u00e9 vers votre c\u0153ur, il peut provoquer une crise cardiaque\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" data-preset-tag=\"p\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\">Si le vaisseau obstru\u00e9 coupe l&#039;apport de sang au cerveau, cela peut entra\u00eener un accident vasculaire c\u00e9r\u00e9bral<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Comment se d\u00e9veloppent des taux de cholest\u00e9rol \u00e9lev\u00e9s<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8fa495 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8fa495\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/inbodycanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/OQ3REX84DfaXjdbHO9hOeGwxCVg.png-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31206\" alt=\"Pourquoi un taux de cholest\u00e9rol \u00e9lev\u00e9 est important\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inbodycanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/OQ3REX84DfaXjdbHO9hOeGwxCVg.png-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/inbodycanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/OQ3REX84DfaXjdbHO9hOeGwxCVg.png-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/inbodycanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/OQ3REX84DfaXjdbHO9hOeGwxCVg.png-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/inbodycanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/OQ3REX84DfaXjdbHO9hOeGwxCVg.png-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/inbodycanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/OQ3REX84DfaXjdbHO9hOeGwxCVg.png-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/inbodycanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/OQ3REX84DfaXjdbHO9hOeGwxCVg.png.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feab16f exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"feab16f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Alors, comment quelqu&#039;un d\u00e9veloppe-t-il un taux de cholest\u00e9rol \u00e9lev\u00e9? La susceptibilit\u00e9 de chacun \u00e0 cela variera, mais cela se r\u00e9sume \u00e0 trois facteurs principaux : votre mode de vie, votre \u00e2ge et votre g\u00e9n\u00e9tique.\u00a0<\/p><ul class=\"framer-text\" dir=\"auto\"><li class=\"framer-text\" data-preset-tag=\"h4\"><h5 class=\"framer-text\"><strong>Mode de vie<\/strong><\/h5><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Comme c&#039;est le cas pour de nombreuses maladies chroniques, vos habitudes alimentaires et votre niveau d&#039;activit\u00e9 physique peuvent jouer un r\u00f4le dans votre taux de cholest\u00e9rol. Par exemple, les r\u00e9gimes riches en aliments transform\u00e9s et en graisses satur\u00e9es peuvent vous exposer \u00e0 un risque accru de taux \u00e9lev\u00e9s de LDL.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">D&#039;autres choix de style de vie peuvent \u00e9galement affecter votre taux de cholest\u00e9rol. Par exemple, fumer peut faire baisser votre taux de HDL. Heureusement, ce sont les facteurs que vous pouvez contr\u00f4ler et manipuler le plus facilement.\u00a0<\/p><ul class=\"framer-text\" dir=\"auto\"><li class=\"framer-text\" data-preset-tag=\"h4\"><h5 class=\"framer-text\"><strong>Vieillissement\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Votre risque de d\u00e9velopper un taux de cholest\u00e9rol \u00e9lev\u00e9 a tendance \u00e0 augmenter \u00e0 mesure que vous avancez en \u00e2ge, c&#039;est pourquoi c&#039;est une bonne id\u00e9e d&#039;avoir des examens physiques et sanguins r\u00e9guliers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><ul class=\"framer-text\" dir=\"auto\"><li class=\"framer-text\" data-preset-tag=\"h4\"><h5 class=\"framer-text\"><strong>La g\u00e9n\u00e9tique\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Certaines personnes sont g\u00e9n\u00e9tiquement plus pr\u00e9dispos\u00e9es que d&#039;autres \u00e0 l&#039;hypercholest\u00e9rol\u00e9mie et aux maladies cardiaques. Conna\u00eetre vos ant\u00e9c\u00e9dents familiaux peut vous aider \u00e0 pr\u00e9dire si cela peut devenir un probl\u00e8me pour vous.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8925fdf exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8925fdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ce que votre taux de cholest\u00e9rol ne vous dit pas <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96df701 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96df701\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Un bilan lipidique est un instantan\u00e9. Il indique le r\u00e9sultat sans en conna\u00eetre la cause, et on n&#039;en refait qu&#039;un tous les deux ou trois ans.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Parce qu&#039;il peut modifier le m\u00e9tabolisme de votre corps, le surpoids pr\u00e9sente son propre ensemble de menaces pour votre sant\u00e9 cardiovasculaire. La recherche a montr\u00e9 que<a class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1jsimhm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3705344\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> \u00eatre ob\u00e8se peut en fait changer la fa\u00e7on dont votre corps m\u00e9tabolise diff\u00e9rents nutriments, y compris les graisses<\/a>. En ce qui concerne le cholest\u00e9rol, les personnes ob\u00e8ses ont tendance \u00e0 produire plus de LDL et moins de HDL.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">De plus, avoir trop de graisse corporelle favorise la r\u00e9sistance \u00e0 l&#039;insuline et l&#039;inflammation, ce qui peut avoir des cons\u00e9quences n\u00e9gatives sur la sant\u00e9 de votre c\u0153ur.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Il est important de noter que le poids corporel, \u00e0 lui seul, n&#039;est pas toujours le meilleur indicateur du risque de maladies cardiovasculaires. Ce qui compte r\u00e9ellement, c&#039;est la composition corporelle. Des personnes ayant plus de muscles que de graisse peuvent \u00eatre en parfaite sant\u00e9, m\u00eame si leur poids d\u00e9passe les recommandations pour leur \u00e2ge et leur taille. L&#039;inverse est \u00e9galement vrai\u00a0: certaines personnes peuvent \u00eatre \u201c\u00a0maigres avec de la graisse\u00a0\u201d, c&#039;est-\u00e0-dire avoir un poids acceptable pour leur taille, mais un taux de masse grasse trop \u00e9lev\u00e9.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Malheureusement, les personnes \u201c\u00a0maigres mais avec de la graisse\u00a0\u201d peuvent \u00e9galement \u00eatre sujettes \u00e0 des troubles m\u00e9taboliques en raison de leur pourcentage \u00e9lev\u00e9 de masse grasse. Un IMC normal et un profil lipidique d\u00e9favorable forment une combinaison fr\u00e9quente, et c\u2019est celle qu\u2019une balance est la moins \u00e0 m\u00eame de d\u00e9tecter. Savoir o\u00f9 se situe votre<a class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1jsimhm\" href=\"https:\/\/inbodyusa.com\/blogs\/inbodyblog\/body-fat-percentage-chart\/\" rel=\"\"> Pourcentage de graisse corporelle<\/a> Le formulaire en fonction de votre \u00e2ge et de votre sexe compl\u00e8te les informations manquantes dans l&#039;indice de masse corporelle (IMC).<\/p><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Un bilan lipidique est g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement r\u00e9alis\u00e9 tous les deux ou trois ans, tandis que la composition corporelle peut \u00eatre mesur\u00e9e mensuellement. La masse grasse et<a class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1jsimhm\" href=\"https:\/\/inbodycanada.ca\/fr\/objectifs-de-sante\/quest-ce-que-la-graisse-viscerale-et-pourquoi-est-ce-important\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Graisse visc\u00e9rale<\/a> Elle influence notamment les taux de LDL, de HDL et de triglyc\u00e9rides\u00a0; son suivi entre deux analyses sanguines peut donc indiquer l\u2019\u00e9volution du taux de cholest\u00e9rol lors de la prochaine prise de sang. Une diminution de la masse grasse corporelle signale souvent une am\u00e9lioration du cholest\u00e9rol avant m\u00eame qu\u2019une analyse en laboratoire ne la confirme.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c9640c exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c9640c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Comment faire baisser votre cholest\u00e9rol <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37fa83f exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37fa83f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Votre taux de cholest\u00e9rol d\u00e9pend de nombreux facteurs diff\u00e9rents, qui ne sont pas tous sous votre contr\u00f4le, tels que votre \u00e2ge ou vos ant\u00e9c\u00e9dents familiaux.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Heureusement, vous pouvez apporter de nombreux ajustements \u00e0 votre mode de vie pour am\u00e9liorer \u00e0 la fois votre composition corporelle et votre taux de cholest\u00e9rol, ce qui peut faire une \u00e9norme diff\u00e9rence pour votre sant\u00e9 cardiaque.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Voici quelques fa\u00e7ons de r\u00e9duire votre taux de cholest\u00e9rol \u00e9lev\u00e9\u00a0:\u00a0<\/p><ul class=\"framer-text\" dir=\"auto\"><li class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1wzxr6g\" data-preset-tag=\"h3\"><h5 class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1wzxr6g\"><strong>Minimiser les graisses satur\u00e9es et trans dans votre alimentation\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Il n&#039;y a pas si longtemps, toutes les graisses alimentaires \u00e9taient accus\u00e9es d&#039;augmenter le taux de cholest\u00e9rol.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Il s&#039;av\u00e8re que le type de graisses est tout aussi important que la quantit\u00e9 consomm\u00e9e. Les graisses satur\u00e9es, comme celles pr\u00e9sentes dans la viande et les produits laitiers, et les graisses trans (margarine, fritures, aliments transform\u00e9s) augmentent le taux de cholest\u00e9rol. En revanche, on ne pense plus que la consommation d&#039;aliments riches en cholest\u00e9rol, comme les \u0153ufs, ait un impact aussi important sur le cholest\u00e9rol qu&#039;on le croyait auparavant.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">R\u00e9duire sa consommation de graisses satur\u00e9es et \u00e9viter les gras trans est associ\u00e9 \u00e0 une baisse du taux de cholest\u00e9rol. Cela implique g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement de consommer moins de viande rouge grasse, de produits laitiers et d&#039;aliments transform\u00e9s industriels.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Vous pouvez les remplacer par des graisses insatur\u00e9es plus saines, qui peuvent contribuer \u00e0 am\u00e9liorer votre taux de cholest\u00e9rol. Voici quelques exemples de bonnes graisses\u00a0:<\/p><ul class=\"framer-text\" dir=\"auto\"><li class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" data-preset-tag=\"p\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\">Graisses monoinsatur\u00e9es provenant de l&#039;huile d&#039;olive, de l&#039;huile de tournesol et de l&#039;huile de canola\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" data-preset-tag=\"p\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\">Acides gras om\u00e9ga-3 dans les poissons gras, les noix et les graines de chia<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul class=\"framer-text\" dir=\"auto\"><li class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1wzxr6g\" data-preset-tag=\"h3\"><h5 class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1wzxr6g\"><strong>Manger plus d&#039;aliments &quot;sains pour le c\u0153ur&quot;\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Certains nutriments peuvent minimiser votre risque d&#039;accumulation de cholest\u00e9rol. Par exemple, les fibres se lient au cholest\u00e9rol et l&#039;emp\u00eachent de s&#039;accumuler et de provoquer l&#039;ath\u00e9roscl\u00e9rose. Dans le m\u00eame ordre d&#039;id\u00e9es, les antioxydants et les vitamines des aliments \u00e0 base de plantes jouent \u00e9galement un r\u00f4le dans la lutte contre l&#039;inflammation, ce qui peut \u00e9galement am\u00e9liorer la sant\u00e9 de votre c\u0153ur.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Les aliments g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement recommand\u00e9s pour la sant\u00e9 cardiaque comprennent\u00a0:<\/p><ul class=\"framer-text\" dir=\"auto\"><li class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" data-preset-tag=\"p\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\">Les c\u00e9r\u00e9ales compl\u00e8tes comme l&#039;avoine, le quinoa, l&#039;orge et le seigle\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" data-preset-tag=\"p\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\">Des fruits tels que des baies, des pamplemousses, des pommes, des poires et des raisins, y compris une vari\u00e9t\u00e9 de types.<\/p><\/li><li class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" data-preset-tag=\"p\"><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\">Des l\u00e9gumes comme les l\u00e9gumes \u00e0 feuilles vertes, les crucif\u00e8res brocolis, les choux de Bruxelles et les carottes.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul class=\"framer-text\" dir=\"auto\"><li class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1wzxr6g\" data-preset-tag=\"h3\"><h5 class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1wzxr6g\"><strong>Augmenter l&#039;exercice<\/strong><\/h5><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">L&#039;exercice r\u00e9gulier a un impact sur votre taux de cholest\u00e9rol, m\u00eame si l&#039;intensit\u00e9 \u00e0 prendre en compte est contraire \u00e0 ce que la plupart des gens pensent.<a class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1jsimhm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC11856645\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Examen de 19 essais contr\u00f4l\u00e9s randomis\u00e9s en 2025<\/a> Chez les adultes en surpoids ou ob\u00e8ses, une \u00e9tude a montr\u00e9 que l&#039;exercice a\u00e9robique d&#039;intensit\u00e9 mod\u00e9r\u00e9e et vigoureuse r\u00e9duisait le cholest\u00e9rol total, le LDL et les triglyc\u00e9rides. Seul l&#039;exercice d&#039;intensit\u00e9 mod\u00e9r\u00e9e a permis d&#039;augmenter significativement le HDL. Un effort plus intense n&#039;a pas eu d&#039;effet notable.<\/p><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Augmenter son niveau d&#039;exercice et d&#039;activit\u00e9 physique s&#039;accompagne souvent d&#039;une am\u00e9lioration de la composition corporelle, surtout si cela est associ\u00e9 \u00e0 une alimentation adapt\u00e9e. Pour des r\u00e9sultats optimaux, combinez musculation (pour augmenter la masse musculaire) et cardio (pour diminuer la masse grasse).\u00a0<\/p><ul class=\"framer-text\" dir=\"auto\"><li class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1wzxr6g\" data-preset-tag=\"h3\"><h5 class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1wzxr6g\"><strong>Arr\u00eater de fumer\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Fumer endommage vos art\u00e8res, les rendant plus sensibles \u00e0 l&#039;accumulation de plaque. Il peut \u00e9galement r\u00e9duire la production de HDL de votre corps et augmenter sa production de LDL, ce qui peut avoir un impact n\u00e9gatif \u00e9norme sur votre c\u0153ur.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Chez les fumeurs r\u00e9guliers, l&#039;arr\u00eat du tabac est associ\u00e9 \u00e0 une am\u00e9lioration du taux de cholest\u00e9rol. <a class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1jsimhm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC3110741\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00e9tudier<\/a> Nous avons constat\u00e9 que les personnes qui arr\u00eataient de fumer pr\u00e9sentaient une am\u00e9lioration de leur taux de HDL apr\u00e8s un an, m\u00eame parmi celles qui avaient pris du poids apr\u00e8s avoir arr\u00eat\u00e9.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd6fd6d exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd6fd6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb7f1bf exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb7f1bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Votre tableau de cholest\u00e9rol vous donne un objectif. Il ne vous indique pas \u00e0 quel point vous \u00eates proche de l&#039;atteindre, ni ce qu&#039;il faut changer. L&#039;alimentation, l&#039;activit\u00e9 physique et les bilans de sant\u00e9 r\u00e9guliers influencent tous ces chiffres, et la composition corporelle est le facteur commun qui les relie. Le suivi de la composition corporelle entre deux analyses de sang peut r\u00e9v\u00e9ler des tendances plus t\u00f4t qu&#039;un simple bilan lipidique.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a17da15 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a17da15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Questions fr\u00e9quemment pos\u00e9es<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d92110 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d92110\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e85b99d exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e85b99d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1wzxr6g\" dir=\"auto\"><strong>Quel est le taux de cholest\u00e9rol normal selon l&#039;\u00e2ge\u00a0?<\/strong><\/h5><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Pour les adultes de 20 ans et plus, le taux de cholest\u00e9rol total doit \u00eatre inf\u00e9rieur \u00e0 200 et le LDL inf\u00e9rieur \u00e0 100, quel que soit l&#039;\u00e2ge. Pour les personnes de 19 ans et moins, le taux de cholest\u00e9rol total doit \u00eatre inf\u00e9rieur \u00e0 170 et le LDL inf\u00e9rieur \u00e0 110. Les objectifs pour les adultes restent les m\u00eames quelle que soit la d\u00e9cennie, mais la fr\u00e9quence des tests, elle, varie.<\/p><h5 class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1wzxr6g\" dir=\"auto\"><strong>Un taux de cholest\u00e9rol de 200 est-il mauvais ?<\/strong><\/h5><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Un total de 200 se situe \u00e0 la limite sup\u00e9rieure de la normale\u00a0: la limite sup\u00e9rieure commence \u00e0 ce niveau et va jusqu\u2019\u00e0 239. C\u2019est un signal qui incite \u00e0 examiner la r\u00e9partition plut\u00f4t qu\u2019un diagnostic, car un taux de 200 bas\u00e9 sur un taux \u00e9lev\u00e9 de HDL est tr\u00e8s diff\u00e9rent d\u2019un taux de 200 bas\u00e9 sur un taux \u00e9lev\u00e9 de LDL.<\/p><h5 class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1wzxr6g\" dir=\"auto\"><strong>Peut-on avoir un taux de cholest\u00e9rol \u00e9lev\u00e9 malgr\u00e9 un poids normal\u00a0?<\/strong><\/h5><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Oui, et c&#039;est plus fr\u00e9quent qu&#039;on ne le pense. Le pourcentage de masse grasse influence les taux de lipides de mani\u00e8re plus fiable que le poids corporel\u00a0; ainsi, une personne ayant un IMC normal et une faible masse musculaire peut tout de m\u00eame pr\u00e9senter des r\u00e9sultats anormaux.<\/p><h5 class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-1wzxr6g\" dir=\"auto\"><strong>\u00c0 quelle vitesse peut-on faire baisser son cholest\u00e9rol ?<\/strong><\/h5><p class=\"framer-text framer-styles-preset-3f2pzg\" dir=\"auto\">Les changements d&#039;alimentation et d&#039;activit\u00e9 physique se refl\u00e8tent g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement dans un bilan lipidique en trois \u00e0 six mois environ. La composition corporelle \u00e9volue avant cela, ce qui explique en partie l&#039;int\u00e9r\u00eat d&#039;un suivi entre les analyses.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most adults want a total cholesterol under 200 mg\/dL, an LDL under 100, and an HDL of at least 40 (men) or 50 (women). Those targets are the same whether you&#8217;re 25 or 75. The full chart is below, along with what counts as borderline and high. Here&#8217;s the part the chart leaves out. 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