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Cholesterol Control
in fat. High-fat diet has been linked to high cholesterol and
ultimately to heart attacks. Hence, people have started avoiding
beef and eggs. But cholesterol is not bad. Our body needs it to
protect nerves and build new cells and hormones. It is only when
we include foods like pizzas, burgers, ice creams, steaks or any
food containing animal product that the problem starts. Excess
cholesterol settles along the walls of the arteries and can clog
them thus, restricting blood flow. This gives rise to angina,
heart attack or stroke. It has also been shown that high
cholesterol leads to gallstones. There are two types of
cholesterol called good cholesterol or HDL and bad cholesterol
or LD...
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