Is Cholesterol Good or Bad?

Is Cholesterol good or bad?

We all know that every aspects has two sides i.e good or bad.In the same way,cholesterol too has its own good or bad sides.Many people are still in dilemma about cholesterol whether it is good or bad.Today i am going to discuss whether cholesterol is good or bad and how it affects our body.

Many of you have heard the word 'cholesterol'.
It is believed that cholesterol has only bad aspects where it gives rise to various disorder but it is not what people have their opinions about it.Some of the good and bad aspects of Cholesterol are given below which will surely change your opinions about cholesterol:

Good Aspects of Cholesterol:

1)During the case of cholesterol biosynthesis,7-dehydrocholesterol is formed as an intermediate.On exposure to sunlight,7-dehydrocholesterol is converted to cholicalciferol in the skin and helps in the synthesis of Vitamin-D.

2)It also helps in the synthesis of bile acids.Bile acids serves as emulsifying agents in the intestine and actively participate in the digestion and absorption of lipids.

3)It is the precursor for the synthesis of steroid hormones. eg:glucocorticoids,progestins,androgens,estrogens,etc

Bad Aspects of Cholesterol:

Normal plasma cholesterol is 200 mg/dl.Increase in plasma cholesterol may induce various disorders like
Diabetes mellitus
Hypothyroidism
Obstructive Jaundice
Nephrotic Syndrome

Bad cholesterol and good cholesterol:

Plasma cholesterol are associated with different lipoproteins(LDL,VLDL,HDL).Increase in LDL can cause various complications like coronary heart disease so it is also known as bad cholesterol.It should be below 70mg/dl.

Increase in LDL counteracts atherogenesis.So it is also known as good cholesterol.It removes cholesterol from blockage.Try to keep it above 40mg/dl.


What to do?
You can follow the following ways to control your cholesterol:

1. Intake 10mg/day
2. Stop animal products,cut down milk.
3. Exercise,meditate.
4. Exercise reduces cholesterol,weight,sugar,stress and increases HDL.
5. Lose Weight
6. Don't Smoke
7. Avoid Trans Fats
8. Moderate Use of Alcohol

If excessive production-medicines,requires follow up care.

I hope this short article will help you know about cholesterol.Comment down if you have any confusion regarding this.