Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance necessary to make hormones and vitamin D, and to help you digest food.
Your body produces cholesterol, and it’s also in some foods. The human body uses cholesterol to build cells, but too much can put you at risk of heart disease.
The two most common types of cholesterol are: Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) – the ‘bad’ cholesterol and High-density lipoprotein (HDL) – the ‘good’ cholesterol.
Low-density lipoprotein makes up most cholesterol and is bad because it can stick to the walls of arteries and cause a fatty build-up called plaque.
Too much plaque leads to blockages that prevent blood from flowing properly to the heart.
High-density lipoprotein is healthy because it carries LDL away from the arteries and back to the liver to be broken down and then passed as waste.
This video will talk about the ideal cholesterol level you need to have to prevent a heart attack or stroke.
This is not professional advice, please seek out a professional if you need help.
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Source: NutritionFacts.org (Shared via a Creative Commons CC-BY license)
