From the August 2019 issue of Tufts University's Health and Nutrition Letter (HNL)
Diet and Blood Cholesterol Levels
In honor of the upcoming National Cholesterol Awareness Month, we answer some common questions about cholesterol.
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We cannot survive without cholesterol in our bodies. It is an essential part of cell walls, is used to make bile acids (which are critical in fat digestion), and is necessary for the production of vitamin D and a number of hormones. But too much LDL cholesterol and not enough HDL cholesterol in the blood […]