Tuesday, March 22, 2011

How High Cholesterol Affects Health


Cholesterol is a fatty substance that is found throughout the body to help it function properly. There are two types of cholesterol; low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and high-density lipoprotein (HDL).

The LDL cholesterol is transported throughout the body from the liver, and the HDL cholesterol returns to the liver to be eliminated from the body. Therefore the HDL is the good cholesterol, but the LDL is the bad, and when those levels are too high it can affect health in a negative way. Read More...

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