Articles of category "Low cholesterol diet"

Cholesterol is essential for the proper functioning of our bodies. For instance, it helps to form every cell in the body, produces important hormones such as estrogen and testosterone, and forms the bile acids that aid in the digestion of fat. We cannot live healthy lives without it, yet high cholesterol levels can lead to stroke, heart attack, and death. This is why people who have high cholesterol levels should follow a low cholesterol diet that decreases intake of saturated fats.

Science has revealed that high cholesterol is just as often caused by heredity as it is by overindulgence in Whoppers and fries. However, no matter the cause, to avoid heart failure we must reduce cholesterol in our blood or risk death. Doctors will usually prescribe a change to a low cholesterol diet. But they sometimes also prescribe medication, called statins, which reduce our body's production of cholesterol. Find out more about how you can reduce cholesterol in your blood.