Cholesterol is a substance that is produced from the liver and found in certain foods. It is specifically needed to make vitamin D along with some other important hormones, as well as to build cell walls, and creating a specific type of salt, bile salt, which helps in digesting fat. Our bodies can produce enough [...]
Diet for Cholesterol Control
After being informed of having high cholesterol level, of the bad kind, there really is a need for diet, exercise, and weight loss in order to bring the levels down and in control. There is a specific diet which reduces saturated fats and cholesterol through weight control and physical control.
The first step is to limit [...]
Cholesterol and Heart Disease
Cholesterol is a soft waxy substance found in all of the body cells. It is a necessity since it is used to form the cell membranes, hormones and other important functions of the body. Cholesterol and other fats do not dissolve in the body and thus have to be transported by special carriers called lipoproteins.
There [...]
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