Dr. Colbert Shares 5 Shocking Facts About Cholestrol

Do you really know what you need to know about cholesterol? Do you know the truth about how diet does and does not affect it? How about how body weight affects it? Here are 10 shocking facts about cholesterol you probably don’t know.

• Most cholesterol is made in the body itself, not consumed in the diet.
• Weight loss, diet, and exercise are your best options to alter unhealthy cholesterol numbers.
• Your body needs cholesterol for crucial tasks.
• Cholesterol doesn't dissolve in the blood to make it thick.
• Not all bad cholesterol creates plaques in arteries.