What are the different types of Fats in our Body?
Fats travel in the blood in two forms; Cholesterol and triglycerides. Blood is watery and Cholesterol is fatty. Just like oil and water, the two do not mix. To travel in the bloodstream, Cholesterol is carried in small packages called lipoproteins. The small packages are made of fat (lipid) on the inside and proteins on the outside. There are two main types of lipoproteins: low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL). Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is also known as ‘bad’ Cholesterol. LDL carries Cholesterol from the liver to cells. If too much LDL circulates in the blood, it can slowly build up on the walls of the arteries feeding the heart and brain and result in the formation of fatty streaks. These fatty streaks slowly increase in size and produce raised areas called fibrous plaques. Over the years these plaques increase in size and ultimately can block the blood flow to part of the heart and cause a heart attack. If the blood flow to the brain is blocked, a stro
