LDL isn’t inherently bad; without it we wouldn’t survive. But when too much LDL is present, the fatty cholesterol that it carries can build up on artery walls. Much like an accident on the freeway can quickly accumulate the presence of vehicles, hindering overall flow of traffic; LDL can cause a build-up of cells and molecules.

To remember which cholesterol is the good one and which is the bad, think of ‘healthy’ and ‘lousy’. HDL cholesterol is the good kind, the kind that can keep you healthy. It functions by taking excess cholesterol from the arteries and returning it to the liver for excretion.

In December of 2006, New York City’s Board of Health approved a ban on the use of trans fats in restaurants and school cafeterias (1). This ban was the first of it’s kind, throughout the entire nation.

Cholesterol is produced by the liver, providing an important function in producing cholesterol for all animals, including humans. Even a strict vegetarian diet will produce around 800-1,500 milligrams of cholesterol a day from the liver, creating bile salts that are necessary for digesting and processing saturated fats and sugars.

Cholesterol can be good or bad, depending on how you look at it. In one way, cholesterol is needed by the body to help it digest fat. Cholesterol also helps the body produce vitamin D and some essential hormones.

What a person may not realize is that it is completely normal to have certain amounts of cholesterol. Cholesterol is a soft, fat like waxy substance found in the bloodstream and in all body cells, used for producing cell membranes and some hormones, and also serves other needed bodily functions.

High cholesterol is a problem for many people. Having high cholesterol can cause a variety of problems. Fortunately, there is new evidence that a diet high in fish oil, containing Omega-3-fatty acids, can help to lower your cholesterol level, and improve your overall health, and well-being.

Cholesterol is a soft, fat like waxy substance that is found in the bloodstream and in all body cells. It is used for producing cell membranes and some hormones, and also serves other needed bodily functions.

High cholesterol is a problem for millions of Americans. High cholesterol can lead to a stroke, or a heart attack. If you have high cholesterol, it is important that you make the right changes in your lifestyle to help lower your cholesterol.

High blood pressure and cholesterol seem to go hand-in-hand because people who have these two conditions are generally overweight. This is a volatile culmination for heart disease.