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Cholesterol (different types)

Last Updated: June 01, 2009

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High blood cholesterol is a risk factor in the development of coronary heart disease. Most of the cholesterol that is found in the blood is manufactured by the body, in the liver, at a rate of about 800 to 1,500 milligrams a day. By comparison, the average American consumes 300 to 450 milligrams daily in foods.

Reprinted from the International Food Information Council Foundation, (2009)

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