Controlling Cholesterol

High Cholesterol affects roughly 42 million Americans and an additional 63 million have borderline high cholesterol. Why is it that 50% of the population suffers from this potentially fatal problem?

Some doctors believe that people simply aren't educated about good fats and bad fats, nor do they see a doctor to be specifically screened for cholesterol trouble.

Calories are converted to triglycerides before your tissues can use them as energy. However, like cholesterol, your triglyceride levels can be excessive if you are overweight, a smoker, are inactive or consume a lot of alcohol.

Usually people with high levels of triglycerides have high LDL and low HDL levels. You have high triglycerides if your levels are more than 200mg.

Did you know that some foods can actually lower your cholesterol? Foods high in fiber, like cereals, are one of those magical foods.

Vegetables, whole grains, omega-3 fat found in walnuts and fish oil, monosaturated fat found in olive oil and 2 grams of sterol per day, which is found in supplements like Cholest-Off, will help you move that bad cholesterol out of your body as quickly as it came in.

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