Cholesterol

Cholesterol

1. lipid (fat chemical)

   • Made in the cells of your body.

2. Cells in the liver make quarter of the total of cholesterol.

   • Although food makes cholesterol as well.
     • Poorly absorbed by the gut into the body.
     • Little effect on the body.

3. There is a certain amount of cholesterol in the blood stream.

   • You need cholesterol to be healthy.
   • Cholesterol is carried in the blood as part of a particle called lipoproteins.

4. Patches of Atheroma

   • Lumps of fat inside the arteries.
     • Over years the patches become bigger.
     • Reduces blood flow.
     • Blocks blood flow
     • Blood clot
   • Hardening of the arteries
   • Depending of what artery it effected it can cause heart attack