Those who have high levels of cholesterol are likely not consuming a healthy diet. HDL and LDL are the two cholesterol types found in the human body. The bad cholesterol is LDL. In order to prevent heart conditions and ultimately be healthy, you have to keep your LDL levels low. HDL of course is the good cholesterol, and you want achieve a ratio of 0.3 between HDL and LDL.  Read more...

The human body produces the substance known as cholesterol. The levels of cholesterol a person has is determined by the amount found in the blood. While a person who is overweight may not necessarily have high levels of cholesterol, a correlation between the two does exist naturally. Elevated levels of cholesterol are the result of eating high cholesterol foods, and a blood chemistry test can show this.  Read more...