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Cholesterol

Cholesterol is a kind of lipid, which is synthesized mainly in the liver, also absorbed from food.

Cholesterol is carried to every part of body by the lipoprotein in blood. There are different kinds of lipoprotein include:

    Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL)

    "bad" cholesterol

    * Culprit of vascular atherosclerosis

    High Density Lipoprotein (HDL)

    "good" cholesterol

    * Transport extra cholesterol back to our liver

Avoid:
pork brain
squid
viscera
fat meat
egg yolk
butter
whole milk

Encourage:
fiber-rich food, fruit, vegetables, beans

Moderate exercise can raise the plasma HDL.

 
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