Cholesterol For years, cholesterol has been a major concern for millions of people around the world. The fear of cholesterol has led to many people going to specialists like physicians and nutritionists. The people have heard stories from family and friends who have had high cholesterol and they fear heart disease and other crippling diseases like Atherosclerosis and Heart Disease the risk of these diseases increases as the blood Cholesterol rises. Most people don’t …showed first 75 words of 1647 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1647 total…and HDL's are neither good nor bad. They each have a specific purpose and function that is vital to the human body. Only when excessive amounts are taken, they present a risk to the health of us. By carefully watching what is eaten and avoiding saturated fats, getting sufficient exercise, and regular testing of blood cholesterol can assure a long and healthy life without the concern of high Cholesterol or other problems associated with it.