Thursday, July 26, 2007

LDL and HDL: OTT? High Cholesterol Myths Revealed

Cholesterol is dropped frequently into adverts by marketing agencies to try and get us to buy their latest low fat, low salt, low taste offering. We hear regularly the words "high cholesterol" mentioned in the same (short) breath as heart disease, stroke, arteries and atherosclerosis and in the process cholesterol has been demonized. This is unfair, even though we hear a lot about the need to lower cholesterol, when the facts about this molecule are known.



Good, Bad or a Rebel Protein with a Serious Cause



Cholesterol is 100% natural. It is made by humans and other vertebrates and it is an essential part of cell growth. It is harvested from foods by the View the rest of this article


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