Cholesterol is an essential biomolecule that is used as a building block for vitamin D and hormones and it is used in the cellular membrane for structure. Cholesterol levels are also linked with heart disease and hypertension, but high "good"...
Cholesterol levels are a concern for many people with or at risk for heart disease. The two types of cholesterol people are most concerned about are HDL "good" and LDL "bad" cholesterol. The two appear to work counter to one another, and people...
Less than 70 percent of the adult human population is capable of digesting the milk sugar lactose. Not content to stop consuming dairy, humankind has instead invented lactose-free milk. The changes to milk necessary to render it safe for the...
Your cholesterol numbers are so closely related with some aspects of your health that life and health insurance companies use them to determine the cost of your premiums. For a long time, science thought there was just one kind of cholesterol, and...
Edamame contains no cholesterol. However, when discussing cholesterol, it's not the cholesterol in the food itself that matters to your circulatory health. Rather, it's the fat content of your food that stimulates your body to produce blood serum...
Cholesterol is essential in your body in small amounts. There are two types of cholesterol -- low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, the "bad" cholesterol; and high-density lipoprotein, or HDL, the "good" cholesterol. Combined, these...
As obesity rates continue to grow, many Americans are turning to diets in an effort to lose weight. Regardless of which route is taken, it appears that as weight decreases, cholesterol levels decrease. This effect, however, is not necessarily...
Cholesterol is a biomolecule used in the cellular membrane of the cell. It provides structure for the cell, and it prevents certain fluids and substances from entering the cell. Cholesterol is synthesized by the liver, but it's also available in...
The body has two types of cholesterols that must be controlled and managed. The first type, LDL-C or low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, is considered to be bad cholesterol since it contributes to artery blockage and heart disease. However, the...
A lipid panel can include several components: total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, an LDL/HDL ratio, VLDL cholesterol, and triglycerides. Your doctor may order any combination of these tests; usually doctors request total, LDL, and...
Some people mistakenly assume that all types of cholesterol are bad, and that they contribute to heart disease and other conditions. However, not all types of cholesterol are harmful to the body. Low-density lipoproteins are the cholesterols that...
Scientific understanding of cholesterol has become much more complex over the decades. Nutritionists once thought there was just one kind of cholesterol, that it was universally bad, and that your body produced it when you ate any kind of fat or...
Your cholesterol count is one of the metrics doctors look at hardest when gauging your personal health. This is in part because of its strong effect on your circulatory health and in part because it's easy to read and understand. If you want to...
Watching what you eat is the best thing you can do to control your cholesterol levels, a vital indicator of your circulatory health. Most people associate fats and oils with cholesterol. Sugars, such as those found in canned oranges, can also...
Bone density is very important to our bodily health, particularly as we age. Many factors threaten to reduce bone density over the years, such as changes in hormone levels and inactivity. But according to researchers at UCLA, having high LDL...
Statins medications are also known as HMG CoA reducatase inhibitors. HMG CoA reductase is an enzyme involved in cholesterol synthesis, and inhibiting, or inactivating, this enzyme results in lower levels of LDL and VLDL cholesterols, the...
Dietary cholesterol is a component of some foods that can cause the body's serum cholesterols to increase. The more cholesterol we eat in our diet, the higher risk we have of getting high cholesterol, which can lead to serious problems such as...
You may already know all of the warnings that accompany high levels of cholesterol; that cholesterol is linked to heart disease and an unhealthy diet. But, what you may not know is what exactly cholesterol is, how it comes to be inside your body...
Cholesterol is a fat-like substance your body needs for making hormones and vitamins and building cells. Cholesterol travels through the bloodstream as non-soluble lipid molecules called low-density lipoprotein or LDL cholesterol and high-density...
Cholesterol is an unhealthy substance resulting from fatty food materials. This cholesterol gets into the bloodstream and is very slow to break down and disperse, often resulting in fatty accumulations along the lining of the arteries in and near...
Between your blood pressure, cholesterol levels and blood glucose, there are many numbers that you must have tested to get a full picture of your health. When you get your cholesterol tested, you typically receive three different readings for...
Low-density-lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, also known as "bad" cholesterol, is responsible for clogging arteries and can lead to cardiovascular disease. The LDL balance in your body is maintained in part by your liver. However, when you consume...
Cholesterol is a natural substance found in animal foods such as meat, poultry, eggs and dairy products. In your body, cholesterol is made by the liver. Your body uses some cholesterol to protect nerves, make cell tissues and produce certain...
As the United States has grown more health and nutrition conscious, marketers have responded by advertising the health benefits of different kinds of foods. Whole grains, they report, can help lower your cholesterol levels. This might lead some to...
Cholesterol is the fat produced by the body and found in certain animal products, such as meat and eggs. It is needed to help cells function properly. But when too much cholesterol is produced or eaten, it builds up on the walls of arteries and...
Drinking beer may actually have some health benefits. Other than the stress relief often associated with enjoying a "cold one," research suggests that some of the ingredients in beer might actually improve your blood serum cholesterol. This, in...
Cholesterol is a ringed molecule that dissolves mostly in fat-like substances but also has parts that can dissolve in water. It is a type of lipid. Lipids are fat-like molecules that include cholesterol, fats, fatty acids and fat-soluble vitamins....
Low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, cholesterol can build up in arteries, leading in part to blockages that can, in turn, lead to heart attacks. It is widely considered a "major risk factor for heart disease," according to MayoClinic.com. On the...
World Health Organization statistics show that the Japanese are among the longest-lived people on earth. This trend has diminished in direct correlation with Japanese nationals increasing their intake of foreign foods. This would seem to indicate...
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