Understanding cholesterol 9 Articles

by Randolph Jonsson

Cholesterol Facts Understanding cholesterol and its various roles in our bodies is not an easy task. Entire books are devoted to explaining this complex and controversial topic, but hopefully, the handful of paragraphs...read more

by Craig Nybo

You hear about the risks of high cholesterol all the time. You also hear that there is something called good cholesterol. What is the difference? Time to get right down to the facts in an every-day, conversational approach...read more

by Nurse Donna RN

In the human body cholesterol is a fat-like substance that is present in the cell walls. Cholesterol levels are mostly determined by your genetics, which means it can be something that you inherit. Eating foods that are hi...read more

by Brandon Mentore

It's quite interesting to see some of the takes and perceptions on cholesterol and how to handle it. Most people are aware of the anatomy of the process that builds up to cardiovascular risk and some of the methods to rect...read more

by Deborah Dera

Some people say, "You are what you eat," and while that may not be technically true, what you eat does play a major part in the ability if your heart to function. Whether or not you eat a healthy diet is directly related t...read more

by Ann Denton

Cholesterol is an element of all the body cells of humans and animals. Because your body makes cholesterol, you do not need to add it to your diet. Cholesterol is in all animal products such as meat, poultry, fish, m...read more

by Jacques Mathieu

Cholesterol belongs to a class of molecule called sterols. These molecules have a wide variety of functions within the human body, and many of them are necessary for us to live. Cholesterol specifically helps build our cel...read more

by Dorothy Wilde

Cholesterol is a type of fat (lipid) manufactured by our body. Normal level of cholesterol is essential for good health and cholesterol is found in every cell in the body. However, high cholesterol level in the blood is as...read more

by bader

How do calories make us fat Calories don,t make us fat, for one simple reason that calories have nothing to do with food:calories are a way of measuring somthing .that somthing they measure is energy o...read more