What's so bad about cholesterol and what does it do to your body?!
Question: eggs are just chock full of it...should I stop eating eggs? >.<
Answers: eggs are just chock full of it...should I stop eating eggs? >.<
Yes, cholestrol is very bad for you, but you have to eat your proteins and meats. Therefore nobody can go w/o cholestrol. When oxygen rich blood leaves your lungs it goes through the largest artery in the body known as the aorta. Cholestrol builds up in the arteries and causes your artery wall to deteriate. When cholestrol builds up on your artery wall it causes your blood to pump faster, and that could possibly lead to hypertension, which is also known as high blood pressure. High blood pressure could lead to a heart attack and kill you. So some ways cholestrol can be good for you and some ways it can't.
that is an issue that volumes and volumes has been written about, and the answer changes camps every single year. All I would suggest is the "moderation in all things" becomes your motto. And an annual blood draw for lipid testing.
Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like compound that belongs to a class of molecules called steroids. It's found in many foods, in your bloodstream and in all your body's cells. If you had a handful of cholesterol, it might feel like a soft, melted candle. Cholesterol is essential for:
Formation and maintenance of cell membranes (helps the cell to resist changes in temperature and protects and insulates nerve fibers)
Formation of sex hormones (progesterone, testosterone, estradiol, cortisol)
Production of bile salts, which help to digest food
Conversion into vitamin D in the skin when exposed to sunlight.
So, why is there so much talk about cholesterol in our diet? It's because the level of cholesterol already present in your blood can be increased by high consumption of cholesterol and saturated fat in your diet. This increase in dietary cholesterol has been associated with atherosclerosis, the build-up of plaques that can narrow or block blood vessels. (Think about what happens to your kitchen drain pipes when you pour chicken fat down the sink.) If the coronary arteries of the heart become blocked, a heart attack can occur. The blocked artery can also develop rough edges. This can cause plaques to break off and travel, obstructing blood vessels elsewhere in the body. A blocked blood vessel in the brain can trigger a stroke.
Eggs got good protein. Just avoid egg yolk. Egg whites are fine and nutritious. Cholesterol is bad for your body because they build up in your arteries (especially heart arteries) and make your arteries rigid and blocking blood flow. When they gets clogged up enough and brittle enough, arteries will break and that leads to stroke. Your heart if not pumping enough blood or not receiving enough blood, your heart and your brain may fail. Cholesterol is bad bad bad.