
12/20/2022
We hear a lot about cholesterol, but what exactly is it? “Everyone has cholesterol,” Sarah explains. “It’s a type of fat in our blood which is produced by the liver.” Some of the cholesterol in our bodies comes from the food we eat and while it gets a bad rap, not all cholesterol is bad. “Our bodies need a certain amount of cholesterol for normal cell function, to help digestion and produce certain hormones,” she notes. There are two types of cholesterol; one is called HDL (the good kind) and the other is called LDL (the bad kind).