Because LDLs are bad, it is important to understand the effect of diet on cholesterol levels. Decreasing our eating of animal products lowers our overall cholesterol levels. However, dietary cholesterol is only a part of the story. There are other things that affect cholesterol levels like saturated fats, that have been shown to increase cholesterol levels even more than dietary cholesterol does. Sugar and alcohol both raise the level of natural cholesterol.
Stress also causes an overproduction of natural cholesterol.
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