Cholesterol is a necessity to your body, in more than one way and your body produces, uses and regulates it in a perfect way. First, The liver produces cholesterol with the help of a certain type of proteins called lipoproteins. There are High Density Lipoproteins (HDL) also known as the “good cholesterol” and Low Density […]

It’s a fact that more than 80% of your blood cholesterol levels, when tested by your doctor, are produced by your liver. Your blood cholesterol or the cholesterol that circulates your blood is called the endogenous cholesterol meaning it is a cholesterol that is self produced and comes from an internal source- your body, or […]

The liver produces about 80% of the total body cholesterol (about 800-1,500 milligrams daily) processing saturated fat and sugars. The rest of the 20% come from the foods that you eat. On of the main functions of the liver is to provide all tissues in your body with the adequate amount of cholesterol and triglycerides […]

Among its many influential factors, high blood cholesterol has found to be directly affected by genetics. According to recent researches conducted in Yale and Syracuse Universities, The genetic DNA makeup in your family history can determine your blood cholesterol levels, regardless of your diet.
Recent researches have found that mitochondrial DNA has a direct affect of […]

Your blood cholesterol level, especially the level of LDL in your blood, is affected by several risk factors (part of them controllable and part of them not) and not only by your diet. These risk factors determine the way your body produces and discharges the bad LDL cholesterol and the quickness of the process.
Becoming aware […]

According to the American Heart Association, It is estimated that more than 100 million American adults have total blood cholesterol values of 200 mg/dL and higher. From these individuals about 35 million American adults have blood cholesterol levels of 240 and up. Keeping in mind that normal levels of cholesterol should be below 200 (200 […]

Plaque rupture, a very dangerous occurrence is yet another one of the many often fatal symptoms of high levels of cholesterol in the blood. When the LDL type of cholesterol builds up in the arteries to an extreme degree, the plaque inside the arteries ruptures releasing very dangerous substances, such as fatty particles and other […]