Actually cholesterol has little effect on the heart and vascular disease

For nearly four decades, we believed that high cholesterol is bad for health and should be reduced. It is often associated with the occurrence of cardiovascular and other diseases. However, over the past decade, scientists have learned much about the effect of cholesterol on our health and dispelled a number of myths associated with it.

Cholesterol - a fat-like substance found in all cells of the body and produced by the liver to help the body perform thousands of vital functions. It is required for the production of hormones, and vitamin D compounds in the digestive juices. Without it, we could not maintain the proper level of testosterone, estrogen, progesterone, and cortisol. Being an organic molecule, cholesterol also helps in the production of cell membranes. Without cholesterol, people would not be able to live. All foods containing animal fats, cholesterol and contain cheese, egg yolk, beef, pork, poultry, fish and shrimp.

To cholesterol levels did not rise to the "dangerous", doctors are advised to take statins, but their effect is negligible - they reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke from 3-4% to just 2%. However, for those who have already had a stroke, statins work - they reduce the chances of a third person to die from repeated attack.

The link between cholesterol and heart disease is very small - in particular, the level of blood cholesterol does not affect the probability of their occurrence, and more than a dozen studies prove it. Moreover, people with healthy hearts statins may even harm. A cause of heart disease and may provide other factors.

via factroom.ru