Cholesterol is a waxy steroid metabolite found in the cell membranes and transported in the blood plasma of all animals. It is an essential structural component of mammalian cell membranes, where it is required to establish proper membrane permeability and fluidity. In addition, cholesterol is an important component for the manufacture of bile acids, steroid hormones, and fat-soluble vitamins including Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, and Vitamin K. Cholesterol is the principal sterol synthesized by animals, but small quantities are synthesized in other eukaryotes, such as plants and fungi. It is almost completely absent among prokaryotes, which include bacteria. Although cholesterol is an important and necessary molecule for animals, a high level of serum cholesterol is an indicator for diseases such as heart disease.
There are natural foods like oat meal,flax seeds that are reported to lower bad cholesterol.Are these really helpful? Are there any other natural food...
Ok im very confused. some legitimate health sources say keep cholesterol under 300mg per day, other sources say dietary cholestrol doesnt affect blood...
What Foods might have good choesterol and bad?
My mom says i have blood pressure because of cholesterol.There is another woman she says i have blood pressure but i don't have cholesterol. Is it po...
Husband has high cholesterol and has totally changed his diet. Thing is i have changed with him. Our meals now are limited, we eat chicken and fish ...
I just got a call from my dr that my cholesterol level is 245. This is the first time I've ever been diagnosed as having high cholestrol. I am 27 year...
I have high cholesterol and would love to find a website that teaches me about eating right and lowering my cholesterol. Where can I find this website...
My doctor told me that my cholesterol was high ever since last year...I think it was like 300 something.. The thing is I don't even eat any kinds of ...
My hubby's reading today was HDL - 61 LDL - 167 Trigy - 89 Cholesterol ratio - 4.0 Total cholesterol - 246 Fasting glucose - 93 Blood pressure ...
I suffer from High blood pressure and high cholesterol what would be a good and safe workout in regards to weight machines and cardio machines. What s...
When buying things/food with LOW CHOLESTEROL I've noticed that sometimes, even though there is ZERO or Low cholesterol the SODIUM level is really high...
I am following a low cholesterol diet and really love avocadas, but my food list says I can't eat them. Are they really that bad for people with high ...
My doctor has said that I have high cholesterol and of course I know that I need to lose weight. He said that I need to go on a low fat and low chole...
i recently was told by my doctor to go on a low cholesterol diet. what is that? what has cholesterol and what doesn't? i've googled it but just don't ...
On low-cholesterol diet. How many grams of fat should I eat per day? Can I have any bad fats or do I need to cut them out all together?
I'm starting a medication where i need to watch the fat and cholesterol in my diet. Any help would be appreciated.
I have high cholesterol that I come by genetically. I have used Crestor, Lescol, and many other cholesterol lowering drugs but I get severe muscle pr...
My mom just got diagnosed with high cholesterol. What foods are good at reducing cholesterol. Is there a certain exercise that would help reduce it...
How? What is the science behind it? If everyone keeps on saying this, why do people who have high cholesterol refuse to do exercise but rather take me...
How does benecol butter reduce cholesterol when it has just as much saturated fat in it as other butter? Im guessing that the plant sterols in it inc...
What are some foods to reduce cholesterol or healthy to eat while watching your cholesterol? How are some ways to reduce cholesterol?
Can anyone explain me how do oatmeal helps reduce Cholesterol & Triglyceride?How much should I eat it everyday in order to reduced for the same?
I am 22 years old and I just find out that I have heart disease. What kind of diet should I go on and what kind of food should I eat? * I meant found ...
its a kinda of heart disease that sometimes causes irregular heart beat and has some air in the heart???? what is the name of that disease again?
I am doing a project for health at school on heart disease and I am wondering what problems heart disease can lead to.
What is the life expectancy of someone with heart disease?
I am doing a coursework on coronary heart disease I need to write about how a coronary heart disease affects the cardiac muscle and circulatory system...
My Cavalier has heart disease (I think it is MVD). She has been on tablets for several months for it. On the packet it says that they are for the tr...
whats tests do drs use to see if it could be angina? how would one know, what would it feel like?? I have a tight muscle that goes across the top of m...
I'm 22 female, normal weight had a baby a year ago. Don't smoke or drink. The last month or so I've experienced pains in both arms which can lead to f...
For a few days I have this burning like stabbing pain in my chest under my left breast that comes and goes a few times a day. I don't have acid reflux...
I've been researching Angina on internet and it appears that pressure on the chest is symptomatic. What about a simple, non-throbbing but continuous ...
How do you know if you are having a heart attack or it's just "Angina" ?
My grandfather had an angina attack on the weekend and I was just wondering the likelihood of him now having a heart attack. And also if it is highly ...
What the best way to lower your triglycerides? I have extremely high triglycerides. Does anyone have any good tips I can follow?
What is most important to cut out of your diet if your trying to lower you triglycerides? Fat or Carbs? If anyone has had this similiar problem, any a...
Does a high carb diet contribute to high triglycerides, or is it only if they are excess calories? And why do I ask questions to people that are more ...
I used an at home kit that showed my total cholesterol was 149, HDL 67, LDL 49, and triglycerides 154. I know the HDL and LDL levels are good, but th...
My mother is 80 and suffering almost all her life from high blood pressure. But her triglycerides can't go under 300. I do appreciate any informatio...
Your body stores two types of molecules as energy reserves: glycogen and triglycerides. Of these two types of molecules, much more energy can be extr...
hi i was wondering if anyone had like a healthy diet plan sort of thing. i am not really unhealthy and not overweight, but my diet aint to good! (too ...
I am a twenty year old college student who is not very active physically. I have lost any motivation to lose weight, I have horrible health conditio...
About how many calories should a person eat everyday. Can u list the foods that a person should eat for a healthy diet.
Around november of last year, i switched over from a disgusting junk food thriving, soda drinking, chain smoking living habit to a cleaner more exerci...
Do you know any healthy diet suppliments that are also cheap? I'm an overweight teen and I'm 5'9, big boned and about 50 lbs overweight. I exercise an...
I want to lose about ten-twenty pounds and in order to do that, I want to eat extremely well, eliminating foods from my diet. However, I'm sort of an ...
I am looking for some good cholesterol lowering foods and also some low cholesterol meals that are yummy. Hereditary reasons have caused me to get on ...
I am 29 year old not overweight and VERY active. I was told I have high cholesterol and my Triglycerides (sp?) are high. I heard Cheerios and Al...
the existing build up.
I have heard that statins affect some people adversely.
Anyone know anything to low the cholesterol ?