How do you think cholesterol affects someone’s health?

Cholesterol builds our body cells, and too much high levels of it can cause heart attacks, heart failure, risk of strokes and diseases.

Never heard of that before

Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that is actually essential for life. Your body uses it to build the structure of cell membranes, produce certain hormones (like estrogen and testosterone), and create Vitamin D.
​The “effect” it has on health depends entirely on the type of protein it travels with through your bloodstream.
​The Two Faces of Cholesterol

LDL (Bad cholesterol): too much of this builds up in the artery walls.  and

HDL (good cholesterol)

Cholesterol is a fat your body needs, but too much “bad” LDL cholesterol can clog arteries and raise the risk of heart disease or stroke, while “good” HDL cholesterol helps protect your heart.

Excess accumulation can lead to obesity