Please Explain Cholesterol!

To better control your high cholesterol, you really should understand what cholesterol is and how it works. Here is a start:

"Cholesterol is a waxy, fatlike substance produced in the liver and used by the body to make cell membranes, hormones, bile acids, vitamin D and other substances. Cholesterol is carried throughout the body in packages called lipoproteins, which have lipids (fat) on the inside and protein on the outside.

The body makes all the cholesterol it needs but takes in extra, mostly from fatty foods....." For more info see main article: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/health/stories/2007/09/17/1A_CHOLESTEROL.ART_ART_09-17-07_D1_EO7TEHP.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101

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