Obesity and High Cholesterol Will Kill You. According to the American Heart Association cholesterol "is a soft, fat-like, waxy substance found in the bloodstream and in all your body's cells. If you're obese there's a huge craig of you having a high cholesterol level.

Vegetables don't have cholesterol. The cholesterol found in your body comes from two different sources. Lots of people are worry about cholesterol, but most doesn't know what it is. The body produces all the cholesterol you need.

The liver produces some cholesterol from fat, proteins and hydrocarbons. It's normal to have cholesterol. But too much cholesterol in the blood is a major risk for coronary heart disease (which leads to heart attack) and for stroke." A recent study concluded that 75% of the population doesn't know if they have higher levels of cholesterol or not. The remaining comes from animal products you eat.

Cholesterol is an important part of a healthy body because it's used for producing cell membranes and some hormones, and serves other needed bodily functions.