The level of cholesterol in your blood has a lot to do with your chances of getting heart disease. High blood cholesterol is one of the major risk factors for heart disease.Cholesterol can be good or bad, so it’s important to learn what it is, how it affects your health, and how to manage your levels.
Cholesterol is a soft, waxy substance found among fats circulating in your bloodstream and in all of your body’s cells. You can get cholesterol in two ways:
1) Your body makes some cholesterol
2)the rest comes from animal products you eat such as meat, poultry, fish, eggs, butter, cheese, and whole milk. Cholesterol is not found in foods from plants.
Our body needs cholesterol to produce cell membranes and certain hormones. Cholesterol plays an important role in other bodily functions as well.Unhealthy levels of cholesterol can lead to heart disease or stroke.
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