Did you know that cholesterol affects individuals with autism? Those with autism can have abnormal lipid levels. Let’s talk about why the brain needs cholesterol and what we see with cholesterol abnormalities in individuals diagnosed with autism. If someone is on the autism spectrum disorder, they can have some abnormal lipid levels of cholesterol, and those individuals are likely to have epilepsy, sleep disorders, ADHD, so attention issues, hyperactive issues, anemia, hypothyroidism, as well as vitamin D deficiencies.
This is why you always want to get tested. Research from two thousand and nineteen shows that low total cholesterol is four times common in children with autism. And when someone has low cholesterol of a hundred forty-five or lower, it actually is problematic because it leads to mental health issues such as depression, moodiness, confusion, anxiety, poor sleep, aggression, and much more. Now, if someone has high cholesterol, that can be problematic as well.
And what we usually see is that we need to reduce sugar and simple carbohydrate consumption because high levels of sugar can raise the LDL and lower HDL. And this is what we teach in the certified autism health
coach training, the Total Wellness Empowerment Institute.
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