What is Cholestrol anyway? It is a fatty, waxy substance that's everywhere in your body. In fact, it's involved with things like bile, cell membranes, vitamin D and even cell membranes. In other words -- it's involved with nearly everything. Not to mention it insulates nerves as well. We get Cholestrol from our diet, but it's also produced in our liver.
Why do some people have just enough and others too much? There are a few factors that determines the amount of Cholestrol in our bodies. For example, the rate at which the liver produces it, how much saturated fat you eat, and even the amount of Cholestrol you consume; all play a part.
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Foods which contain high levels of saturated fat combine with proteins in our body to produce LDL Cholestrol (often referred to as bad Cholestrol), and whilst our bodies do require Cholestrol in order to function properly, our liver provides all the Cholestrol we actually need.
So what happens to the excess Cholestrol we consume? Well some excess Cholestrol is transported by HDL Cholestrol back to the liver for disposal (hence all the promotion of "good Cholestrol" products). Excess Cholestrol that is not re-absorbed by the liver circulates in the bloodstream and can be deposited on the artery walls. The hardening of these deposits in our arteries can lead to a condition called atherosclerosis. The narrowing of the arteries in atherosclerosis sufferers leads to reduced oxygen supplies in the blood which can then result in angina and damage to cardiac tissue which can subsequently lead to a heart attack or stroke.
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