What is high-blood cholesterol and how can it be lowered?
The American Heart Association defines Cholesterol as a soft, fat like substance that is found in your body’s cells. It is also found in some animal based foods. The cholesterol and saturated fats you eat may raise your blood cholesterol. Having too much cholesterol in your blood may lead to an increased risk of heart disease. Cholesterol and fat are a part of a family of molecules called lipids. Fat and cholesterol are packaged with protein to form lipoproteins, which can travel through the blood stream. These lipoproteins are made up of low-density lipoproteins (LDL), and high-density lipoproteins (HDL). LDL caries cholesterol to different parts of the body, and HDL returns cholesterol left in the blood vessels to the liver.
