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too much cholesterol in the blood can lead to heart and blood vessel disease.
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Where can I find more information on what is good cholesterol?
Good cholesterol is a measure of the cholesterol in your blood that is healthy for you, as opposed to unhealthy cholesterol which can harm your body if you have too much in your system. Find more information about good and bad cholesterol at http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hdl-cholesterol/CL00030
Is cholesterol healthy?
To a certain extent. Too much of anything can harm you. HDL is considered the "good" cholesterol and LDL is considered "bad". Just watch what foods you put in your body and you should be good!
What cholesterol does not harm health?
HDL is the so called "good cholesterol". However, HDL cholesterol is not found as dietary cholesterol, it's simply measured in the blood.
Does tapioca have bad cholesterol and is it harm having occasionally?
no
Do you need LDL cholesterol to survive?
Cholesterol is made naturally in your body. Your body will always have LDL cholesterol.
Where in the body is cholesterol made?
Cholesterol is found outside the body.
What is good cholesterol?
Good cholesterol is the cholesterol that the body makes on its own. It helps keep your heart healthy and fights off diseases that can be triggered by bad cholesterol, which is the type that you get from meats and dairy products. Both levels will go up and down, but there is little connection between the two. If you have high levels of bad cholesterol, it can cause health problems, but cutting back on animal products will only effect bad cholesterol, and the good cholesterol in your body will more or less stay the same/ increase.
An adjective describing cholesterol which originates outside the body from foods?
Exogenous is cholesterol from outside the body (from foods). whereas endogenous is cholesterol that is made in the body.
Does eating cholesterol make cholesdtrol?
Dietary cholesterol can be absorbed by the body and utilized. The body's cholesterol production though is much higher than the general intake. If the absorbed amount of cholesterol increases, then the body's production decreases. Another "defense" which the body can use to avoid too much cholesterol in the system is to simply decrease the absorption of cholesterol.
What body part processes cholesterol?
The liver makes cholesterol.
Does the body make enough cholesterol?
Yes. Your body naturally makes enough cholesterol to sustain you, so there is no need for you to include cholesterol in your diet.
Why does your body manufacture cholesterol even if you don't eat any foods that contain cholesterol?
Cholesterol, a steroid, is the basis for all other hormones produced in the body.
