Everyone these days seems to be talking about cholesterol and diet. Despite the fact that people in the West have been trying to eat right, cut down on their cholesterol, and consume a low-fat diet, obesity has reached almost epidemic proportions in America.
So what exactly is cholesterol? And why are fats supposedly so bad for us? Above all, if we have all been watching our fats, how is it that over 6 out of 10 Americans is overweight?
Cholesterol is a fatty waxy substance produced by the body, and also consumed by us through eating animal-based foods. להמשיך לקרוא Cholesterol and diet