Cholesterol, Its Types and Influence Nowadays the problem of
abnormally high level of cholesterol in the blood is being a
burning issue of the medical discussions. Before regarding the
way how abnormally high level of cholesterol may affect the
health of a person, we should first of all understand what
cholesterol is and why it is important for our body. Cholesterol
is a substance of a waxy type, which exists in the fat, tissues,
and blood. All the cells of our body comprise cholesterol, which
is responsible for the formation of cell membranes and some
hormones, for breaking down and digesting fat. Cholesterol is
provided by the liver and carried around the whole organism in
the bloodstream. At the same time cholesterol could be found in
many products, which we eat everyday, for example, dairy
products, meat and eggs. The exceeded eating of high cholesterol
products may lead to its increase in the blood, what in its turn
may cause hypercholesterolemia, i.e. the excess of cholesterol
in the blood. Hypercholest