Fat and cholesterol receive bad press, there is no doubt. If you hear fat or cholesterol mentioned in a sentence it is often preceded or closely followed by some way to reduce or lose it in some ingenious fashion. The truth is that fat and cholesterol are essential for the overall health of the body. Fat is needed in two cases. There is essential fats that keep vital systems like the nervous system and brain running and storage fat that is can be converted to energy when the body cannot get nutrition from the environment.
A contributing factor in cardiovascular diseases is high cholesterol. Cholesterol is a naturally occurring sterol produced in the liver and it plays a vital role in creating vitamin D and ensuring the normal functioning of the bodies cells. Cholesterol only becomes a problem when there is too much of it in our system. This article will define HDL cholesterol. It will show why it is good to raise cholesterol HDL and how to do it.