Cooperate with your Cholesterol Cholesterol is an important part of cell membranes and is vital to the structure and function of all cells in your body. However, cholesterol is a pre-dominant substance in atherosclerotic plaque, which may develop in arteries and impede the flow of blood. Cholesterol is not the only lipid circulating in your blood stream. Triglycerides are another form of fat that circulates in the blood. Cholesterol and triglycerides, being fats, cannot dissolve …showed first 75 words of 1783 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1783 total…ignificant effect in the development and progression of atherosclerosis. Exercise effects blood lipid and cholesterol levels. It raises the level of HDL, which are cardio protective and lowers LDL, which contribute to building of plaque in the arteries. It lowers the level of triglycerides, the fraction of blood fat that is converted into LDL by the liver. Eventually, the blood reaches a point where it begins to dissolve the fat in plaques in the arteries.