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Cholesterol is used in the body as a structural component of cell membranes and in the synthesis of some hormones. Yes, it sounds good. But the problem occurs as when cholesterol is being transported in the blood stream, it tends to stick to the walls of arteries. When there is a high amount of cholesterol in the body, this is far more prevalent.

Considering this, it is much more important to eliminate foods that are high in fat from your diet if you are trying to lower your cholesterol levels. Why is that so? It is because the actual cholesterol component in a high cholesterol diet does not necessarily raise blood levels of cholesterol.

One much more influential component is the fat commonly found in the high cholesterol items. What we are talking about here is the saturated fat. It has been well documented that high levels of saturated fat in a person’s diet raise total cholesterol levels and more importantly, LDL (low density lipoprotein) which is the bad one. Saturated fat is found in fatty meats, greasy, salty snacks and most baked goods as well as other high fat foods.

In addition, diets high in fat are often consumed by people who are overweight. Carrying extra weight and not exercising contribute to increased blood cholesterol. So, now we can see there are lots of contributing factors to high cholesterol than simply a high cholesterol diet.

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