Cholesterol Whether you’ve just been diagnosed with high cholesterol or just want to learn more about cholesterol, you’ve already taken the most important first step Cholesterol is found in every cell of the body and has important natural functions when in building block for cell membrane, digesting foods, producing hormones, and generating vitamin D . It is manufactured by the body but can also be taken in from food. It is waxy and fat-like in appearance. There are two types of cholesterol: "good" and "bad." Too much of one type — or not enough of another — can put you at risk for coronary heart disease, heart attack, peripheral artery disease or stroke. A cholesterol screening measures your level of HDL and LDL. HDL is the "good" cholesterol which helps keep the LDL (bad) cholesterol from getting lodged into your artery walls and carries cholesterol from other parts of the body to your liver. In addition to formatting hard thick su
