Stroke diet: Eat THESE five foods to raise levels of heart-friendly good cholesterol
Cholesterol is a fatty substance essential for the normal functioning of the body, according to the NHS
While it is mainly made by the liver, it can also be found in certain foods.
It is carried in blood by proteins, and when the two combine they are called lipoproteins.
This HDL - or “good” - cholesterol carries cholesterol away from the cells and back to the liver, where it's either broken down or passed out of the body as a waste product.